How relevant is the relationship between ostiole size and wasp head shape in the Ficus-Agaonidae mutualistic interaction?
The mutualism between Ficus species (Moraceae) and their pollinating wasps (Agaonidae) is a widely recognized coevolutionary model. In Ficus species from the Paleotropic, it has been determined that the ostiole acts as a morphological filter that affects the head dimensions of pollinating female wa...
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The mutualism between Ficus species (Moraceae) and their pollinating wasps (Agaonidae) is a widely recognized coevolutionary model. In Ficus species from the Paleotropic, it has been determined that the ostiole acts as a morphological filter that affects the head dimensions of pollinating female wasps. Here, for the first time, the allometric relationship between ostiole size (diameter and length) and the shape of the head (length/width) of pollinating wasps is quantitatively explored in 6 Neotropical Ficus species (3 sect. Americanae and 3 sect. Pharmacosycea). In the case of
sect. Americanae, wasp head shape was significantly correlated only with ostiole length, while in sect. Pharmacosycea both ostiole variables were correlated with head shape. The ordination analysis (NMDS) clearly reflected associations of these traits in species for both sections. The results support what has been interpreted in previous studies as reciprocal evolution between the analyzed traits, which contribute, along with other morphological and ecological traits, to the specificity between Ficus species and their pollinating wasps.
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| spelling | doaj-art-4b4efa12f30d4dd496567c3bd21059aa2025-08-20T03:52:57ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062024-10-019510.22201/ib.20078706e.2024.95.5439How relevant is the relationship between ostiole size and wasp head shape in the Ficus-Agaonidae mutualistic interaction?Nadia Castro-Cárdenas0Armando Navarrete-Segueda1Guillermo Ibarra-Manríquez2Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México The mutualism between Ficus species (Moraceae) and their pollinating wasps (Agaonidae) is a widely recognized coevolutionary model. In Ficus species from the Paleotropic, it has been determined that the ostiole acts as a morphological filter that affects the head dimensions of pollinating female wasps. Here, for the first time, the allometric relationship between ostiole size (diameter and length) and the shape of the head (length/width) of pollinating wasps is quantitatively explored in 6 Neotropical Ficus species (3 sect. Americanae and 3 sect. Pharmacosycea). In the case of sect. Americanae, wasp head shape was significantly correlated only with ostiole length, while in sect. Pharmacosycea both ostiole variables were correlated with head shape. The ordination analysis (NMDS) clearly reflected associations of these traits in species for both sections. The results support what has been interpreted in previous studies as reciprocal evolution between the analyzed traits, which contribute, along with other morphological and ecological traits, to the specificity between Ficus species and their pollinating wasps. https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/5439Mutualism OstiolePegoscapusTetrapus |
| spellingShingle | Nadia Castro-Cárdenas Armando Navarrete-Segueda Guillermo Ibarra-Manríquez How relevant is the relationship between ostiole size and wasp head shape in the Ficus-Agaonidae mutualistic interaction? Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad Mutualism Ostiole Pegoscapus Tetrapus |
| title | How relevant is the relationship between ostiole size and wasp head shape in the Ficus-Agaonidae mutualistic interaction? |
| title_full | How relevant is the relationship between ostiole size and wasp head shape in the Ficus-Agaonidae mutualistic interaction? |
| title_fullStr | How relevant is the relationship between ostiole size and wasp head shape in the Ficus-Agaonidae mutualistic interaction? |
| title_full_unstemmed | How relevant is the relationship between ostiole size and wasp head shape in the Ficus-Agaonidae mutualistic interaction? |
| title_short | How relevant is the relationship between ostiole size and wasp head shape in the Ficus-Agaonidae mutualistic interaction? |
| title_sort | how relevant is the relationship between ostiole size and wasp head shape in the ficus agaonidae mutualistic interaction |
| topic | Mutualism Ostiole Pegoscapus Tetrapus |
| url | https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/5439 |
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