Sagittal section through the polytrophic ovariole of a queen honeybee, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Micro-slide, Edmonton, Alberta
Image shows nurse cells (there are 15) and an adjacent,…
Sagittal section through the polytrophic ovariole of a queen honeybee, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Micro-slide, Edmonton, Alberta
Image shows nurse cells (there are 15) and an adjacent, pre-vitellogenic oocyte surrounded by follicle cells. In hymenopterans, the nurse cells and oocyte alternate in adjacent, interconnected follicles.
taken by B.S.Heming (Source: University of Alberta BioDiTRL online database, accessed Dec. 7, 2015. Copyright restrictions apply.)
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Page Citation for Apis mellifera
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"Species Details - Apis mellifera, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6311. Accessed 08 Oct. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 33 specimens of this Species.
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33 results plotted on map in 10 markers. Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.