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THE analysis of insect hæmolymph proteins has been shown to reflect relationships among species in several insect groups1. We have been unable to apply this technique to the bees because the quantities of hæmolymph in adult bees are too meagre to permit analysis. The knowledge that muscle extracts have been shown to be species specific in fishes2 and are distinct between the lobster and earthworm3 led us to examine the electrophoretic properties of muscle extracts from several species of bees. Since the thorax of bees is occupied predominantly by muscle, only this tissue was used.
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JOHNSON, O., STEPHEN, W. Phyletic Significance of Some Insect Muscle Pherograms. Nature 203, 207–209 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203207a0
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