The population dynamics of a non-pollinating fig wasp on Ficus auriculata at Xishuangbanna, China

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 581-584

  Peng, Yan Qiong ^a,b   Yang, Da Rong ^a   Duang, Zhu Biao ^a  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Apocryptophagus; Co evolution; Dioecy; Fig pollinating wasp; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD; XISHUANGBANNA; YUNNAN;

AGAONIDAE; APOCRYPTOPHAGUS; FICUS AURICULATA;

EID: 23944498658     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467405002634     Document Type: Article

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