Simultaneous pollinator occurence (Hymenoptera, Agaoninae) in a threatened species: Ficus mexiae Standley (Moraceae)
In Brazil, Ficus mexiae is classified as Vulnerable under IUCN criteria, and to date there is only one report on pollinator activity for this species. Is not unusual to find cases where more than one species of wasp simultaneously occurs on and pollinates the same fig. In this study we present evide...
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| description | In Brazil, Ficus mexiae is classified as Vulnerable under IUCN criteria, and to date there is only one report on pollinator activity for this species. Is not unusual to find cases where more than one species of wasp simultaneously occurs on and pollinates the same fig. In this study we present evidence that two Pegoscapus wasp species contribute to the pollination of F. mexiae and relationship between pollinators maybe competitive. These results indicate that the F. mexiae population represent an important element in the complex dynamics of maintaining diversity in neotropical Ficus spp. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5c127bd4e0c14b49922edf458cadb78b2022-12-22T00:59:26ZengInstituto Internacional de EcologiaBrazilian Journal of Biology1678-437573360560710.1590/S1519-69842013000300018S1519-69842013000300605Simultaneous pollinator occurence (Hymenoptera, Agaoninae) in a threatened species: Ficus mexiae Standley (Moraceae). SchifflerKloss TG. G.JR MatosIn Brazil, Ficus mexiae is classified as Vulnerable under IUCN criteria, and to date there is only one report on pollinator activity for this species. Is not unusual to find cases where more than one species of wasp simultaneously occurs on and pollinates the same fig. In this study we present evidence that two Pegoscapus wasp species contribute to the pollination of F. mexiae and relationship between pollinators maybe competitive. These results indicate that the F. mexiae population represent an important element in the complex dynamics of maintaining diversity in neotropical Ficus spp.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842013000300605&lng=en&tlng=enco-occurrencepollinatorsPegoscapusFicus mexiae |
| spellingShingle | . Schiffler Kloss TG. G. JR Matos Simultaneous pollinator occurence (Hymenoptera, Agaoninae) in a threatened species: Ficus mexiae Standley (Moraceae) Brazilian Journal of Biology co-occurrence pollinators Pegoscapus Ficus mexiae |
| title | Simultaneous pollinator occurence (Hymenoptera, Agaoninae) in a threatened species: Ficus mexiae Standley (Moraceae) |
| title_full | Simultaneous pollinator occurence (Hymenoptera, Agaoninae) in a threatened species: Ficus mexiae Standley (Moraceae) |
| title_fullStr | Simultaneous pollinator occurence (Hymenoptera, Agaoninae) in a threatened species: Ficus mexiae Standley (Moraceae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simultaneous pollinator occurence (Hymenoptera, Agaoninae) in a threatened species: Ficus mexiae Standley (Moraceae) |
| title_short | Simultaneous pollinator occurence (Hymenoptera, Agaoninae) in a threatened species: Ficus mexiae Standley (Moraceae) |
| title_sort | simultaneous pollinator occurence hymenoptera agaoninae in a threatened species ficus mexiae standley moraceae |
| topic | co-occurrence pollinators Pegoscapus Ficus mexiae |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842013000300605&lng=en&tlng=en |
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