The benefits of pollination for a fig wasp

Symbiosis

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 29-32

  Tarachai, Yaowanit ^a   Compton, Stephen G ^b   Trisonthi, Chusie ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agaonidae; Dioecy; Ficus; Mutualism; Pollination

Indexed keywords

DIOECY; MUTUALISM; OVIPOSITION; POLLINATION; WASP;

AGAONIDAE; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS MONTANA; LIPORRHOPALUM TENTACULARIS;

EID: 41549140233     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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