Effect of mating delay in the ovary of Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera, Apidae) queens: Histological aspects
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2007-11-30
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Patrício, Karina [UNESP]
Da Cruz-Landim, Carminda [UNESP]
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This paper reports the effect of mating delay on the queen Apis mellifera ovaries based on a light microscopy analysis. Soon after a queen emerges from the brood cell, oocytes start to differentiate in the ovaries, but if mating does not occur at the correct age (about 6 days after emergence) cell degeneration begins. Ovaries of 15-day-old virgin queens show extensive disorganization with cell death affecting all types of ovariole cells. Types of cell death and the possible causes are discussed.
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Cell death, Histology, Oocyte, Ovary, Trophocyte, Ultrastructure
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Brazilian Journal for Morphological Sciences, v. 24, n. 1, p. 25-28, 2007.