60 million years of co-divergence in the fig–wasp symbiosis

Figs (Ficus; ca 750 species) and fig wasps (Agaoninae) are obligate mutualists: all figs are pollinated by agaonines that feed exclusively on figs. This extraordinary symbiosis is the most extreme example of specialization in a plant–pollinator interaction and has fuelled much speculation about co-d...

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Main Authors: Rønsted, Nina, Weiblen, George D, Cook, James M, Salamin, Nicolas, Machado, Carlos A, Savolainen, Vincent
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2005
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1559977/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16321781
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3249
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