Mutualists with attitude: coevolving fig wasps and figs
JM Cook, JY Rasplus - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2003 - cell.com
The intimate mutualism between fig wasps and figs has long captivated biologists, and new
phylogenies are now uncovering its evolutionary history. Fig-pollinating wasps evolved just …
phylogenies are now uncovering its evolutionary history. Fig-pollinating wasps evolved just …
Evolutionary ecology of figs and their associates: recent progress and outstanding puzzles
Over the past decade a proliferation of research has enriched and dramatically altered our
understanding of the biology of figs, their pollinator wasps, and the myriad of other …
understanding of the biology of figs, their pollinator wasps, and the myriad of other …
Selective resource allocation may promote a sex ratio in pollinator fig wasps more beneficial for the host tree
ZT Li, YQ Peng, XL Wen, KC Jandér - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Mutualisms play a key role in most ecosystems, yet the mechanisms that prevent
overexploitation of the mutualistic relationship are still poorly understood. In the mutualism …
overexploitation of the mutualistic relationship are still poorly understood. In the mutualism …
An extreme case of plant–insect codiversification: figs and fig-pollinating wasps
It is thought that speciation in phytophagous insects is often due to colonization of novel host
plants, because radiations of plant and insect lineages are typically asynchronous. Recent …
plants, because radiations of plant and insect lineages are typically asynchronous. Recent …
Figs and the diversity of tropical rainforests
RD Harrison - Bioscience, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Ficus (Moraceae) is arguably one of the most important plant genera in lowland tropical
rainforests. A brief review of tropical florulas also demonstrates that Ficus is the only …
rainforests. A brief review of tropical florulas also demonstrates that Ficus is the only …
Critical review of host specificity and its coevolutionary implications in the fig/fig-wasp mutualism
CA Machado, N Robbins… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
Figs (Ficus spp., Moraceae) and their pollinating wasps (Agaonidae, Chalcidoidea)
constitute perhaps the most tightly integrated pollination mutualism that is known. Figs are …
constitute perhaps the most tightly integrated pollination mutualism that is known. Figs are …
Host sanctions and pollinator cheating in the fig tree–fig wasp mutualism
Theory predicts that mutualisms should be vulnerable to invasion by cheaters, yet
mutualistic interactions are both ancient and diverse. What prevents one partner from …
mutualistic interactions are both ancient and diverse. What prevents one partner from …
Rethinking mutualism stability: cheaters and the evolution of sanctions
ME Frederickson - The Quarterly review of biology, 2013 - journals.uchicago.edu
How cooperation originates and persists in diverse species, from bacteria to multicellular
organisms to human societies, is a major question in evolutionary biology. A large literature …
organisms to human societies, is a major question in evolutionary biology. A large literature …
Convergence and coevolution in a mutualism: evidence from a molecular phylogeny of Ficus
E Jousselin, JY Rasplus, F Kjellberg - Evolution, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The interaction between Ficus (Moraceae) and their pollinating wasps (Chalcidoidea:
Agaonidae; more than 700 species‐specific couples) is one of the most specialized …
Agaonidae; more than 700 species‐specific couples) is one of the most specialized …