دورية أكاديمية
Selective resource allocation may promote a sex ratio in pollinator fig wasps more beneficial for the host tree.
العنوان: | Selective resource allocation may promote a sex ratio in pollinator fig wasps more beneficial for the host tree. |
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المؤلفون: | Li ZT; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China.; Kunming College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204, Yunnan, China., Peng YQ; Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun 666303, Yunnan, China., Wen XL; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China.; Kunming College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204, Yunnan, China., Jandér KC; Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, 26 Oxford Street, Harvard University, Cambridge MA 02138, USA. |
المصدر: | Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2016 Oct 12; Vol. 6, pp. 35159. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Oct 12. |
نوع المنشور: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
اللغة: | English |
بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101563288 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2045-2322 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20452322 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Rep Subsets: MEDLINE |
أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: London : Nature Publishing Group, copyright 2011- |
مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Ficus/*physiology , Pollination/*physiology , Symbiosis/*physiology , Wasps/*physiology, Animals ; Ecosystem ; Female ; Ficus/growth & development ; Longevity ; Male ; Models, Biological ; Plant Tumors ; Pollination/genetics ; Sex Ratio ; Sexual Behavior, Animal ; Symbiosis/genetics ; Wasps/genetics ; Wasps/growth & development |
مستخلص: | 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 between fig trees and their pollinating wasps both partners depend on each other. Fig trees benefit from female wasps that disperse their pollen, whereas wasps frequently benefit from a higher ratio of male offspring. Here we use manipulative field experiments to address whether host trees (Ficus racemosa) can influence the offspring sex ratio of the pollinator wasp. We controlled wasp matings; virgin wasps can lay only male eggs. We found that virgin foundress wasps had fewer offspring than mated foundresses. This was not caused by virgin wasps having a shorter lifespan, or laying fewer eggs. Instead, male wasp larvae were more likely to die during development. Additionally, male eggs were deposited in flowers of equal style length to those of female eggs, yet emerged from galls with shorter pedicels than those of female wasps. We suggest that male larvae are either allocated less resources by the tree, or are less able to attract resources, during development. If the tree orchestrates this difference it would promote a more female-biased wasp brood, thus increasing the tree's fitness. |
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تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20161013 Date Completed: 20180424 Latest Revision: 20190112 |
رمز التحديث: | 20231215 |
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC5059716 |
DOI: | 10.1038/srep35159 |
PMID: | 27731351 |
قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
تدمد: | 2045-2322 |
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DOI: | 10.1038/srep35159 |