Adaptation of Fig Wasps (Agaodinae) to Their Host Revealed by Large-Scale Transcriptomic Data [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Figs and fig wasps are highly species-specific and comprise a model system for studying co-evolution and co-speciation. The evolutionary relationships and molecular adaptations of fig wasps to their fig hosts are poorly understood, and this is in part ...
Lianfu Chen +6 more
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Inferring the Phylogenetic Positions of Two Fig Wasp Subfamilies of Epichrysomallinae and Sycophaginae Using Transcriptomes and Mitochondrial Data [PDF]
Life, 2021 Fig wasps are a group of insects (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) that live in the compact syconia of fig trees (Moraceae: Ficus). Accurate classification and phylogenetic results are very important for studies of fig wasps, but the taxonomic statuses of some
Dan Zhao +6 more
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Association of Fig Pollinating Wasps and Fig Nematodes inside Male and Female Figs of a Dioecious Fig Tree in Sumatra, Indonesia [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Nematodes can grow within the inflorescences of many fig trees (Ficus spp., Moraceae); however, the feeding behaviour of most nematodes is not known. Fig pollinating wasps (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae) transfer nematodes into young figs upon the wasps’ entry ...
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Fine Structure and Optical Features of the Compound Eyes of Adult Female Ceratosolen gravelyi (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae) [PDF]
InsectsPollinating fig wasps (Agaonidae) engage in an obligate mutualism with Ficus species, which is mediated by host-specific chemical cues. However, the role of visual perception in host recognition remains poorly understood, particularly because of a lack ...
Hua Xie +7 more
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Two Complete Mitogenomes of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): Genome Description and Phylogenetic Implications [PDF]
Insects, 2021 The complete mitochondrial genomes of two species of Chalcididae were newly sequenced: Brachymeria lasus and Haltichella nipponensis. Both circular mitogenomes are 15,147 and 15,334 bp in total length, respectively, including 13 protein-coding genes ...
Huifeng Zhao +4 more
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Mitochondrial genome of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae) and phylogenetic analysis [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis is an important natural enemy of the psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, a vector of the huanglongbing (HLB). Here, we sequenced and annotated the mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of D. aligarhensis.
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More examples of breakdown the 1:1 partner specificity between figs and fig wasps [PDF]
Botanical Studies, 2021 Background The obligate mutualism between fig trees (Ficus, Moraceae) and pollinating fig wasps (Agaonidae) is a model system for studying co-evolution due to its perceived extreme specificity, but recent studies have reported a number of examples of ...
Hui Yu +4 more
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Ozone Induces Distress Behaviors in Fig Wasps with a Reduced Chance of Recovery [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Among anthropogenic environmental risks, air pollution has the potential to impact animal and plant physiology, as well as their interactions and the long-term survival of populations, which could threaten the functioning of ecosystems.
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Fig Macula as a Key Multifunctional Structure Mediating the Fig–Fig Wasp Mutualism [PDF]
PlantsPlant-insect mutualisms often drive the evolution of adaptive morphological and physiological traits, enabling ecological specialization and diversification.
Simone Pádua Teixeira +5 more
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Ionotropic Receptor Genes in Fig Wasps: Evolutionary Insights from Comparative Studies [PDF]
InsectsThe mechanisms of chemoreception in fig wasps (Hymenoptera, Agaonidae) are of primary importance in their co-evolutionary relationship with the fig trees they pollinate.
Hui Yu +6 more
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