GROWTH OF OOCYTE AND NURSE CHAMBER DURING OOGENESIS IN QUEENS OF THE LEAF-CUTTING ANT ATTA SEXDENS RUBROPILOSA FOREL, 1908 (HYM, FORMICIDAE)
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Volume changes of the vitellarium components of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa are reported. The oocyte grew to approximately 409 times of its initial volume and reached a maximum value of 1.2 x 10(7) mu m(3). The follicle increase in size at a more or less constant rate up to the 12(th), showing an elevated growth rate thereafter. The mean number of follicles per ovariole was 16.42 +/- 3.58.
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Journal of Advanced Zoology. Gorakhpur: Assn Advan Zoology, v. 16, n. 1, p. 12-15, 1995.
