Regulation of seed and pollinator production in the fig-fig wasp mutualism

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 170-182

  Nefdt, Rory J C ^a,b   Compton, Stephen G ^a,c  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agaonidae; Ficus; Mutualism; Ovipositors; Pollination

Indexed keywords

FICUS SPP.; AGAONIDAE; FICUS; HYMENOPTERA;

EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FIG WASP; FIG-POLLINATOR SYSTEM; MUTUALISM; POLLINATION;

EID: 0029666930     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5720     Document Type: Article

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