Mutualism Stability and Gall Induction in the Fig and Fig Wasp Interaction
The interaction between figs (Ficus spp.) and their pollinating wasps (fig wasps; Chalcidoidea, Hymenoptera) is a classic example of an ancient and apparently stable mutualism. A striking property of this mutualism is that fig wasps consistently oviposit in the inner flowers of the fig syconium (gal...
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The University of Arizona.
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/265556 |