Active pollination of Ficus sur by two sympatric fig wasp species in West Africa

Biotropica

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-75

  Kerdelhué, Carole ^a   Hochberg, Michael E ^b   Rasplus, Jean Yves ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Active pollination; Competition; Ficus; Fig; Fig wasp; Ivory Coast; Mutualism

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; FIG WASP; HABITAT PREFERENCE; POLLINATION;

COTE D'IVOIRE;

AGAONIDAE; CERATOSOLEN ARABICUS; CERATOSOLEN FLABELLATUS; CERATOSOLEN SILVESTRIANUS; FICUS SUR; HYMENOPTERA; MORACEAE;

EID: 0031465160     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1997.tb00007.x     Document Type: Article

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