Co-speciation of Figs and Fig Wasps
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    Figs (Ficus, Moraceae) and their pollinating wasps (Agaonidae) constitute the extreme example of interactions between plants and insects. Each fig species is pollinated by a single minute, pollen-bearing female wasp species that only depend on the particular fig syconia for the production of their offspring, so the relation is generally regarded as species-specific. However, exceptions to this ‘one to one rule’ are discovered. The patterns of co-divergence and speciation are expected in fig-fig wasp relations owing to extreme host specificity. The paper elaborated the advance of co-speciation between figs and fig wasps, and it is useful to know the perfect pairs and the mechanism of co-speciation.

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林淑玲,赵南先,陈贻竹.榕树-榕小蜂的物种共形成[J].热带亚热带植物学报,2008,16(2):123~127

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