Persistence of a fig wasp population and evolution of dioecy in figs: A simulation study

Researches on Population Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 243-252

  Kameyama, Tomoyuki ^a   Harrison, Rhett ^a   Yamamura, Norio ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dioecious fig; Monoecy; Obligate mutualism; Pollinator wasp; Stochastic model

Indexed keywords

DIOECY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EVOLUTION; MUTUALISM; PERSISTENCE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

FICUS SCHWARZII;

EID: 0033395940     PISSN: 00345466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101440050028     Document Type: Article

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