The phenology and potential for self-pollination of two Australian monoecious fig species

Symbiosis

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 91-96

  Xiao, Cheng Jia ^a,b   Jin, Yan Yao ^a,b   Yi, Zhu Chen ^a   Cook, James M ^c   Crozier, Ross H ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ficus; Fig wasp; Moraceae; Mutualism; Phenology; Pollination

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; AUTOGAMY; MONOECY; MUTUALISM; PHENOLOGY; WASP;

AGAONIDAE; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS RACEMOSA; FICUS RUBIGINOSA; MORACEAE;

EID: 41549111214     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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