Has pollination mode shaped the evolution of ficus pollen? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: The extent to which co-evolutionary processes shape morphological traits is one of the most fascinating topics in evolutionary biology.
Gang Wang +4 more
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Species-diagnostic microsatellite loci for the fig wasp genus Pegoscapus [PDF]
, 2002 To obtain tools for the estimation of inbreeding and assignment of offspring to matrilines, we developed 13 microsatellite loci from the fig wasps that pollinate Ficus obtusifolia.
D. Molbo +13 more
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The Chalcidoidea bush of life: evolutionary history of a massive radiation of minute wasps
Cladistics, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 34-63, February 2024.Abstract Chalcidoidea are mostly parasitoid wasps that include as many as 500 000 estimated species. Capturing phylogenetic signal from such a massive radiation can be daunting. Chalcidoidea is an excellent example of a hyperdiverse group that has remained recalcitrant to phylogenetic resolution.
Astrid Cruaud +41 more
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Botanical Studies, 2022 Background Host specificity among pollinator fig wasps (Agaonidae) depends on host plant specific volatile cues, but fig wasps must also pass through a narrow physical barrier (the ostiole) if they are to pollinate and oviposit.
Hui Yu +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2018 Animal mitochondrial genomes usually exhibit conserved gene arrangement across major lineages, while those in the Hymenoptera are known to possess frequent rearrangements, as are those of several other orders of insects.
Long Chen +6 more
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A role for parasites in stabilising the fig-pollinator mutualism.
PLoS Biology, 2008 Mutualisms are interspecific interactions in which both players benefit. Explaining their maintenance is problematic, because cheaters should outcompete cooperative conspecifics, leading to mutualism instability. Monoecious figs (Ficus) are pollinated by
Derek W Dunn +6 more
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Development and Characterization of Microsatellite Loci for Ficus hirta (Moraceae) [PDF]
, 2015 Microsatellite primers were developed to investigate population genetic structure in Ficus hirta (Moraceae). Sixteen microsatellite primers were developed and optimized for F.
Ge, Xuejun +5 more
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Comparisons of host mitochondrial, nuclear and endosymbiont bacterial genes reveal cryptic fig wasp species and the effects of Wolbachiaon host mtDNA evolution and diversity [PDF]
, 2011 Background Figs and fig-pollinating wasp species usually display a highly specific one-to-one association. However, more and more studies have revealed that the "one-to-one" rule has been broken.
Da-Wei Huang +4 more
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Relationship of Schistonchus caprifici (Aphelenchoididae) with fig inflorescences, the fig pollinator Blastophaga psenes, and its cleptoparasite Philotrypesis caricae [PDF]
, 1996 L'association entre le nématode #Schistonchus caprifici$, la guêpe pollinisatrice #Blastophaga psenes$ et le parasitoïde #Philotrypesis caricae$ a été étudiée en hiver, au printemps et en automne dans les inflorescences (sycones) du figuier (#Ficus ...
Larizza, A., Vovlas, N.
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Exon Primed, Intron Crossing (EPIC) markers for evolutionary studies of Ficus and other taxa in the fig family (Moraceae) [PDF]
, 2013 • Premise of the study: The genus Ficus (fi g trees) comprises ca. 750 species of trees, vines, and stranglers found in tropical forests throughout the world.
Dick, Christopher +2 more
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