Research Article

Behavioral Differentiation and Ovarian Development of Unmated Gynes, Queens, and Workers of Ectatomma vizottoi Almeida 1987 (Formicidae, Ectatomminae)

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Morphological condition of the different degrees of ovarian development in workers, queens, and unmated gynes of Ectatomma vizottoi. (I) three types of ovarian development in workers (A–C), lo: left ovariole, la: lateral ovariole, co: common oviduct, ro: right ovariole, fo: filamentous ovariole, ov: oocyte. (II) A: ovaries of queens. (B–D): three degrees of ovarian development of unmated gynes. Ovm: mature oocyte, cj: corpus luteum, sp: spermatheca.
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