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Tipo: Artigo
Título: Digestive and regenerative cells in the midgut of haploid and diploid males of the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Autor(es): Fernandes, Kenner M.
Martins, Gustavo F.
Serrão, José E.
Neves, Clóvis A.
Abstract: In eusocial bees, workers and queens are diploid (2n), whereas males are haploid (n). However, in some species, including the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides Lepeletier, 1836, 2n males arise from fertilized eggs resulting from the crossing between a queen and her brother. In the present study, we provide a comparative analysis of the digestive and regenerative cells in n and 2n pupae and adult males of M. quadrifasciata anthidioides. In n and 2n pupae and adult males, the number of regenerative cells/nest was similar. In n and 2n pupae, the mean number of digestive cells/midgut area was 2076 ± 0.60, whereas in adults it was 1234 ± 1.42 digestive cells/midgut area. The nuclear area of the digestive cells was also similar in both n and 2n adult males (~154 µm2) and smaller in pupae (~91 µm2); this variation might be a result of DNA amplification in digestive cells during bee development. The results from our current study provide further understanding of the morphological and physiological aspects of the digestive tract of bees and show that the ploidy difference between n and 2n male stages does not affect the number of digestive and regenerative cells in the midgut of M. quadrifasciata anthidioides.
Palavras-chave: Digestive system
Drones
Eusocial insect
Morphology
Editor: Zoologia (Curitiba)
Tipo de Acesso: Open Access
URI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1984-46702012000500015
http://locus.ufv.br//handle/123456789/26249
Data do documento: Out-2012
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