Structure of a fig wasp community: Temporal segregation of oviposition and larval diets

Symbiosis

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 113-116

  Rui, Wu Wang ^a   Zheng, Qi ^b  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Fig; Fig wasp; Mutualism; Niche segregation

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIET; LARVA; MUTUALISM; NICHE; OVIPOSITION; PARASITOID; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WASP;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

AGAONIDAE; APOCRYPTA; APOCRYPTOPHAGUS; CERATOSOLEN FUSCICEPS; FICUS RACEMOSA; TESTACEALOBOSIA;

EID: 41549096063     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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