Seasonal changes in the trade-off among fig-supported wasps and viable seeds in figs and their evolutionary implications

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 144-152

  Wang, Rui Wu ^a,b   Yang, Jun Xing ^a   Yang, Da Rong ^c  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ficus racemosa L.; Mutualism; Non pollinator; Pollinator; Seasonal change; Trade off; Xishuangbanna

Indexed keywords

MUTUALISM; POLLINATOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRADE-OFF;

AGAONIDAE; FICUS RACEMOSA;

EID: 22744458135     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2005.00034.x     Document Type: Article

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