African fig trees and fig wasps
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African fig trees and fig wasps
（Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afd. Natuurkunde, Tweede reeks ; d. 89）
North-Holland, 1992
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Includes bibliographical references (pp.275-285) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The authors of this book present a synopsis of their knowledge about the figs and fig wasps of Africa and Madagascar. The biology of the intricate mutual relations, the taxonomy of Ficus in Africa and the taxonomy of the African fig wasps (especially the pollinators) are treated; an extensive bibliography is provided. It is the first time that the groups of organisms mentioned (plants and insects) are treated together in the same publication. It will provide a basis for all who study these groups, their ecological and evolutionary interrelations, and relations with other groups of associated organisms.
Table of Contents
Introduction. Reference. Biology of Figs and Fig Wasps. Introduction. The Development of the Figs. The Habits of Fig Trees. The Leaves. Stipules and Buds. The Position and Size of the Figs. The Structure of the Fig. The Flowers. The Staminate Flowers. The Pistillate Flowers. The Pollinators. Colonization of the Syconia. Oviposition and Pollination. Eclosion from the Galls and Mating of the Wasps. Eclosion from the Syconium. The Number of Offspring and the Sex-ratio of the Wasps. Phenology. The Infructescence and the Fruitlets. Dispersal. Germination. Hybridization. The Classification of the Figs. The Classification of the Pollinators. Comparison of the Classifications of Figs and Wasps. The Origin and Development of the Symbiosis. Parasitoids and Predators. References. The Genus Ficus in Africa. Introduction. Taxonomic History. Distribution. Diagnosis of the Genus Ficus L. Keys to the Sections. Keys to the Species. African Groups and Species. Introduced Species. Reference. The African Fig Wasps. Introduction. Key to the Genera. African Groups and Species. References. The Pollinators (Agaoninae). Diagnosis. Introduced Species. Classification. Key to the Genera. African Genera and Species. References. Bibliography. Index. Scientific Names of Animals ( and Bacteria ). Scientific Fig Names.
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