Longevity, early emergence and body size in a pollinating fig wasp - Implications for stability in a fig-pollinator mutualism

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 927-935

  Dunn, Derek W ^a,b,c   Yu, Douglas W ^b   Ridley, Jo ^b   Cook, James M ^a,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Ficus; Fig wasp; Mutualism; Optimal foraging; Pleistodontes imperialis

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DICOTYLEDON; EMERGENCE; FITNESS; LONGEVITY; MUTUALISM; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; SEASONALITY; WASP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FICUS; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; WASP;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FICUS; LONGEVITY; MALE; POLLINATION; WASPS;

AGAONIDAE; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); PLEISTODONTES IMPERIALIS;

EID: 49649106458     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01416.x     Document Type: Article

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