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Range Expansion of Obligate Antagonists but Not Mutualists in a Desert Fig (Ficus petiolaris) [PDF]
PlantsSpecies may respond to climate change by shifting habitats. For species that engage in obligate interactions, however, such range shifts are only possible if the interaction can occur in the extended range, either via dispersal of the original ...
Molly Gans, Judith L. Bronstein
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Larger fig wasps are more careful about which figs to enter--with good reason. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Floral longevity reflects a balance between gains in pollinator visitation and the costs of flower maintenance. Because rewards to pollinators change over time, older flowers may be less attractive, reducing the value of extended longevity. Un-pollinated
Cong Liu +3 more
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Fig trees and fig wasps: their interactions with non-mutualists [PDF]
, 2014 Non-mutualist species that interact with mutualists occur commonly in nature. Non-mutualists associated with the mutualism between fig trees and their pollinating fig wasps include mites and nematodes. This thesis focusses on the interaction of nematodes
Jauharlina, Jauharlina
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Fig Macula as a Key Multifunctional Structure Mediating the Fig–Fig Wasp Mutualism
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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3D point cloud based spatio-temporal monitoring of artificial and natural objects
, 2020 This paper aims to provide an overview of the field of 3D point cloud based spatio-temporal monitoring. The focus is on spatio-temporal monitoring of artificial and natural objects with the aid of 3D point clouds acquired by means of multi-sensor ...
Harmening, Corinna +1 more
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, 2022 Abstract This chapter provides information on the obligate mutualism between figs (Ficus carica) and its pollinator, the fig wasp (Blastophaga psenes). Some notes on the pollination biology of wild and cultivated figs are presented and details on some other fig pollinators are highlighted.
Kjellberg, F. +2 more
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Beyond sex allocation : the role of mating systems in sexual selection in parasitoid wasps [PDF]
, 2014 Funding: UK NERC Doctoral Training GrantDespite the diverse array of mating systems and life histories which characterise the parasitic Hymenoptera, sexual selection and sexual conflict in this taxon have been somewhat overlooked.
Laura A. Collins +5 more
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A New Case of Ants Nesting within Branches of a Fig Tree: the Case of Ficus subpisocarpa in Taiwan
Sociobiology, 2014 Ficus is one of many plant genera involved in interactions with ants. The interaction is however little documented. We show here that ants, belonging mainly to the genus Crematogaster, nest in hollow internodes of young branches of Ficus subpisocarpa, a ...
Anthony Bain +5 more
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A comparative venomic fingerprinting approach reveals that galling and non-galling fig wasp species have different venom profiles. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The galling habit represents a complex type of interaction between insects and plants, ranging from antagonism to mutualism. The obligate pollination mutualism between Ficus and fig wasps relies strongly on the induction of galls in Ficus flowers, where ...
Larissa G Elias +6 more
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PLoS ONE, 2012 Parasitoid diversity in terrestrial ecosystems is enormous. However, ecological processes underpinning their evolutionary diversification in association with other trophic groups are still unclear. Specialisation and interdependencies among chalcid wasps
Michael J McLeish +3 more
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