On some arthropods associated with Ficus species (Moraceae) in the Maltese Islands [PDF]
, 2012 An account is given on the 39 arthropod species which were found on different Ficus trees in the Maltese Islands. Seventeen species represent new records for Malta including Anothopoda fici, Asetadiptacus emiliae, Astichus bachmaieri, Ecphylus caudatus ...
Falzon, Annushka +5 more
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FIRST RECORD IN EUROPE OF SEEDLINGS OF FICUS MACROPHYLLA F. COLUMNARIS (Moraceae) AND OF ITS POLLINATING WASP PLEISTODONTES CF. IMPERIALIS (Chalcidoidea Agaonidae) [PDF]
, 2015 Since the first half of the nineteenth century, several Ficus species have been introduced into Italy as ornamental trees throughout urban gardens and along urban roads.
Cerasa, G. +2 more
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Plant connectivity underlies plant-pollinator-exploiter distributions in Ficus petiolaris and associated pollinating and non-pollinating fig wasps [PDF]
, 2016 Peer ...
Duthie, A. Bradley +2 more
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Effects of Atmospheric Pollutants on Volatile‐Mediated Insect Ecosystem Services
Global Change Biology, Volume 31, Issue 1, January 2025.This review addresses the current state of knowledge on the effects of air pollutants on volatile organic compound‐mediated insect–plant interactions, which underlie key ecosystem services. Significant knowledge gaps are also identified. While gaseous pollutants reduce the lifetime of individual compounds that act as olfactory cues, gaseous and ...
Delia M. Pinto‐Zevallos +2 more
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Plant Biology, Volume 26, Issue 7, Page 1131-1143, December 2024.Two pollination modes (passive and active) have been described based on the variation in floral traits in the genus Ficus (Moraceae), which are related to behaviour of their pollinators (Agaonidae fig wasps). Abstract The diversification of angiosperms has largely been attributed to adaptive radiation of their pollination and mating systems, which are ...
N. Castro‐Cárdenas +5 more
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The Central Symbiosis of Molecular Biology: Molecules in Mutualism. [PDF]
, 2017 As illustrated by the mitochondrion and the eukaryotic cell, little in biology makes sense except in light of mutualism. Mutualisms are persistent, intimate, and reciprocal exchanges; an organism proficient in obtaining certain benefits confers those on ...
Lanier, Kathryn A +2 more
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Zoo Biology, Volume 43, Issue 5, Page 405-415, September/October 2024.Zoo‐housed Rhyticeros hornbills are stimulated to breed by additional dietary protein. Pair bonds can take time to establish and nest boxes situated outside may be preferred. Birds seen sitting in close proximity and performing joint vocalizations could be important indicators of a successful pairing.
Kees Groot +3 more
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The wasps, bees and ants (Insecta: Vespida=Hymenoptera) from the Insect Limestone (Late Eocene) of the Isle of Wight, UK [PDF]
, 2014 The types and undescribed material of the hymenopteran fossils of the Insect Bed of the Bembridge Marls from the Isle of Wight (UK) are critically revised and studied. A total of 1460 fossils are recorded and attributed to 20 families: Gasteruptiidae s.l.
Antropov, AV +8 more
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Invariables and variables in the evolution of plant reproduction
Biological Diversity, Volume 1, Issue 2, Page 75-82, June 2024.Extended nutritional bond spanning two generations of sporophyte. Abstract Land plants have undergone great diversification and evolution in the past 400 million years. Although complex and hard to grasp, the sexual reproductive cycle (SRC) is an important unavoidable process in the evolution of plants.
Xin Wang
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Spatial Scales of Genetic Structure in Free-Standing and Strangler Figs (Ficus, Moraceae) Inhabiting Neotropical Forests. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Wind-borne pollinating wasps (Agaonidae) can transport fig (Ficus sp., Moraceae) pollen over enormous distances (> 100 km). Because of their extensive breeding areas, Neotropical figs are expected to exhibit weak patterns of genetic structure at local ...
Katrin Heer +6 more
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