The ecological significance of spacing among plants in contributing to the maintenance of
species richness, particularly in tropical forests, has received considerable attention that has …

Over the past decade a proliferation of research has enriched and dramatically altered our
understanding of the biology of figs, their pollinator wasps, and the myriad of other …

Rain forests represent the world's richest repository of terrestrial biodiversity, and play a
major role in regulating the global climate. They support the livelihoods of a substantial …

Ficus (Moraceae) is arguably one of the most important plant genera in lowland tropical
rainforests. A brief review of tropical florulas also demonstrates that Ficus is the only …

The question of how far pollen can move between plants has implications for topics as
diverse as habitat fragmentation, conservation management, and the containment of …

1. There are over 700 species of fig trees in the tropics and several thousand species of fig
wasps are associated with their syconia (inflorescences). These wasps comprise a …

Fig pollinators (Agaonidae, Chalcioidea) lay their eggs in fig inflorescences (Ficus,
Moraceae). Reproductive success for both partners is thus largely dependent on the …

Highlights•The nursery pollination mutualism between figs and fig wasps is subject to
parasitism.•Parasites can be gallers, kleptoparasites, seed predators or parasitoids.•Host …

For 68 months, we observed the reproductive behaviour of 7288 woody plants (172 figs,
1457 climbers and 5659 trees) spanning major soil and elevational gradients. Two 2–3 …

Hybridization plays a significant role in biological evolution. However, it is not clear whether
ecological contingency differentially influences likelihood of hybridization, particularly at …