Karyotypic description of the stingless bee Melipona quinquefasciata Lepeletier, 1836 (Hymenoptera, Meliponini) with emphasis on the presence of B chromosomes

Alexandra Avelar Silva; Marla Piumbini Rocha; Silvia das Graças Pompolo; Lucio Antonio de Oliveira Campos; Mara Garcia Tavares

doi:10.3897/CompCytogen.v12i4.29165

Short Communication

Comparative Cytogenetics 12(4): 471-482
https://doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v12i4.29165 (09 Nov 2018)

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