The reproductive success of Ficus altissima and its pollinator in a strongly seasonal environment: Xishuangbanna, Southwestern China

Plant Ecology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 227-236

  Peng, Yan Qiong ^a   Compton, Stephen G ^b   Yang, Da Rong ^a  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ficus; Fig wasps; Mutualism; Phenology; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FRUIT PRODUCTION; HOST SPECIFICITY; MUTUALISM; PHENOLOGY; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONALITY; WASP;

CHINA; XISHUANGBANNA; YUNNAN;

AGAONIDAE; AVES; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS ALTISSIMA; HYMENOPTERA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77954242805     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-009-9690-4     Document Type: Article

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