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The evolutionary ecology of interactive synchronism: The illusion of the optimal phenotype [PDF]

, 2017
In this article, we discuss some ecological-evolutionary strategies that allow synchronization of organisms, resources, and conditions. Survival and reproduction require synchronization of life cycles of organisms with favourable environmental ...
Diniz-Filho, Jose Alexandre F, Martins, Rogerio P, tidon, rosana   +2 more
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A literature-based review of Hymenoptera Parasitica and Chrysidoidea from Reunion Island

ZooKeys, 2017
A review of the genera and species of Hymenoptera Parasitica and Chrysidoidea reported so far from Reunion Island is provided with host information. Data presented here is based on a review of the existing literature by the authors. The list includes: (1)
David Muru, Michael Madl, Maxime Jacquot, Jean-Philippe Deguine   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Testing the emergence of New Caledonia: fig wasp mutualism as a case study and a review of evidence. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
While geologists suggest that New Caledonian main island (Grande Terre) was submerged until ca 37 Ma, biologists are struck by the presence of supposedly Gondwanan groups on the island. Among these groups are the Oreosycea fig trees (Ficus, Moraceae) and
Astrid Cruaud, Roula Jabbour-Zahab, Gwenaëlle Genson, Stefan Ungricht, Jean-Yves Rasplus   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Movements of genes between populations: are pollinators more effective at transferring their own or plant genetic markers? [PDF]

, 2015
The transfer of genes between populations is increasingly important in a world where pollinators are declining, plant and animal populations are increasingly fragmented and climate change is forcing shifts in distribution.
Chen, XY, Compton, SG, Liu, M, Peng, FE, Zhang, J   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Constraints on convergence: hydrophobic hind legs allow some male pollinator fig wasps early access to submerged females [PDF]

, 2017
Pollinator fig wasps (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae) display numerous adaptations linked to their obligate association with fig trees (Ficus). Ceratosolen fig wasps pollinate figs that often fill temporarily with liquid, and one clade has males with unusually ...
Compton, SG, Kjellberg, F, Rasplus, J-Y, Rodriguez, LJ, Young, F   +4 more
core   +5 more sources

Phenological adaptations in Ficus tikoua exhibit convergence with unrelated extra-tropical fig trees. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Flowering phenology is central to the ecology and evolution of most flowering plants. In highly-specific nursery pollination systems, such as that involving fig trees (Ficus species) and fig wasps (Agaonidae), any mismatch in timing has serious ...
Ting-Ting Zhao, Stephen G Compton, Yong-Jiang Yang, Rong Wang, Yan Chen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

High β‐diversity in fig wasp communities driven by species turnover in widely distributed Neotropical fig trees

Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 2, February 2026.
Wasp communities associated with fig trees, Ficus spp., are a model system to investigate how local and regional processes shape biodiversity across large geographical ranges. We investigated the β‐diversity of fig wasp assemblages associated with three widely distributed Neotropical fig species – F. citrifolia, F. obtusifolia and F. pertusa – using 27
Elmecelli Moraes de Castro Souza, Fernando Henrique Antoniolli Farache, Luis Francisco Mello Coelho, Finn Kjellberg, Astrid Cruaud, Jean‐Yves Rasplus, Rodrigo Augusto Santinelo Pereira   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Primer registro del género Platyscapa Motschoulsky, 1863 (Chalcidoidea: Agaonidae) para la República Dominicana

Novitates Caribaea
Para confirmar la presencia de la avispa polinizadora de Ficus religiosa en República Dominicana, se recolectaron cinco siconos de cuatro árboles ubicados en igual número de localidades de la ciudad de Santo Domingo.
Candy G Ramírez Pérez
doaj   +1 more source

Codivergence and multiple host species use by fig wasp populations of the Ficus pollination mutualism [PDF]

, 2012
Background The interaction between insects and plants takes myriad forms in the generation of spectacular diversity. In this association a species host range is fundamental and often measured using an estimate of phylogenetic concordance between species.
Michael J McLeish, Simon van Noort
core   +3 more sources

Beyond Deception: What Else Do Flower Wasps (Hymenoptera: Thynnidae: Thynninae) Do in Flowers Worldwide?

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 149, Issue 9, Page 1351-1363, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Wasps, although less recognised as good pollinators, also feed on nectar and pollinate flowers. Specialised pollination systems, such as orchids that mimic the pheromones of female wasps to attract males, are complex and specific. This interaction occurs with some Thyninnae wasps that also visit flowers to obtain nectar and perform other ...
Leidy Kelly Guimarães Cunha, Eduardo Fernando Santos, Luis Gustavo de Sousa Perugini, Camila Silveira Souza, André Rodrigo Rech   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source