Sperm morphology: A novel way to associate female-males of highly sexual dimorphic fig wasp species

Symbiosis

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 143-147

  Pereira, Rodrigo Augusto Santinelo ^a   Lino Neto, José ^b   Do Prado, Angelo Pires ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ficus citrifolia; Idarnes; Moraceae; Mutualism; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; MUTUALISM; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPERM; TAXONOMY; WASP;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

AGAONIDAE; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS CITRIFOLIA; IDARNES; MORACEAE;

EID: 41549145916     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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