Interactions between figs (Ficus spp., Moraceae) and fig wasps (Chalcidoidea, Agaonidae)

Fig trees (Ficus spp., Moraceae) and fig wasps (Chalcidoidea, Agaonidae) are uniquely associated. In one fig wasp group, the pollinators (Agaoninae), each species is generally host species-specific. The relationship is one of obligate mutualism where the wasps provide pollination services and in ret...

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Main Author: Ware, Anthony Brian
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 1993
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005405