The dominant exploiters of the fig/pollinator mutualism vary across continents, but their costs fall consistently on the male reproductive function of figs

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 342-349

  Segar, Simon T ^a   Cook, James M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conflict; Costs; Ficus; Mutualism; Pollination; Stability; Wasps

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALASIA ECOZONE; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EGG; ENDEMIC SPECIES; KEYSTONE SPECIES; MALE; MUTUALISM; OVIPOSITION; PARASITOID; POLLEN; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEED PRODUCTION; SEXUAL CONFLICT; TAXONOMY; WASP;

AGAONIDAE; CHALCIDOIDEA; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); MORACEAE; PTEROMALIDAE; SYCORYCTINAE;

EID: 84866168056     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2012.01370.x     Document Type: Article

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