Pollinator sharing, copollination, and speciation by host shifting among six closely related dioecious fig species

Zhi-Hui Su; Ayako Sasaki; Junko Kusumi; Po-An Chou; Hsy-Yu Tzeng; Hong-Qing Li; Hui Yu

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03223-0

Communications Biology (Apr 2022)

Pollinator sharing, copollination, and speciation by host shifting among six closely related dioecious fig species

Zhi-Hui Su,
Ayako Sasaki,
Junko Kusumi,
Po-An Chou,
Hsy-Yu Tzeng,
Hong-Qing Li,
Hui Yu

Affiliations

Zhi-Hui Su: JT Biohistory Research Hall
Ayako Sasaki: JT Biohistory Research Hall
Junko Kusumi: Department of Environmental Changes, Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University
Po-An Chou: Department of Forestry, National Chung Hsing University
Hsy-Yu Tzeng: Department of Forestry, National Chung Hsing University
Hong-Qing Li: School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University
Hui Yu: Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, The Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03223-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Phylogenetic and population genetic analyses reveal mechanisms of pollinator sharing, copollination and speciation by host-shift in fig-wasp mutualism.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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