In fig wasps, mating takes place among the offspring of one or a few foundress mothers inside the fig from which mated females disperse to found new broods. Under these conditions, related males will compete with each other for mating and several studies have shown female bias in brood sex ratios as a response to Local Mate Competition (LMC). Studying Pegoscapus tonduzi which pollinates Ficus citrifolia in Brazil, we analysed the effect of LMC (number of foundresses) on the sex ratio of the offspring of pollinating wasps. The relationship between the foundress number and brood sex ratio qualitatively followed the theory, however the empirical sex ratio was more female biased than expected from theoretical values. The model for an optimal se...
The aim of this work was to study the wingless males of pollinating (Pegoscapus tonduzi) and two non...
Mutualisms play a key role in most ecosystems, yet the mechanisms that prevent overexploitation of t...
Sex ratio theory offers excellent opportunities to examine the extent to which individuals adaptivel...
(With 3 figures) In fig wasps, mating takes place among the offspring of one or a few foundress moth...
The fig pollinating wasps (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae) have obligate arrhenotoky and a breeding structur...
In many species, mating takes place in temporary patches where only a small number of females produc...
The area of sex-ratio theory known as 'local mate competition' is analyzed and extended. New models ...
The populations of many species are structured such that mating is not random and occurs between mem...
Ficus pertusa (Moraceae), a common Neotropical fig, is host to one pollinating (Agaonidae) and three...
Under local mate competition, sex ratio theory predicts that increasing numbers of ovipositing femal...
International audienceLocal mate competition (LMC) favours female biased clutch sex ratios because i...
In fig wasps, mating occurs among the offspring of one or a few foundress mothers within the fig, fr...
Local mate competition (LMC) favours female biased clutch sex ratios because it reduces competition ...
The simultaneous optimization of clutch size and sex ratio is a tricky problem. Unless parameters su...
Sex ratio theory offers excellent opportunities to examine the extent to which individuals adaptivel...
The aim of this work was to study the wingless males of pollinating (Pegoscapus tonduzi) and two non...
Mutualisms play a key role in most ecosystems, yet the mechanisms that prevent overexploitation of t...
Sex ratio theory offers excellent opportunities to examine the extent to which individuals adaptivel...
(With 3 figures) In fig wasps, mating takes place among the offspring of one or a few foundress moth...
The fig pollinating wasps (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae) have obligate arrhenotoky and a breeding structur...
In many species, mating takes place in temporary patches where only a small number of females produc...
The area of sex-ratio theory known as 'local mate competition' is analyzed and extended. New models ...
The populations of many species are structured such that mating is not random and occurs between mem...
Ficus pertusa (Moraceae), a common Neotropical fig, is host to one pollinating (Agaonidae) and three...
Under local mate competition, sex ratio theory predicts that increasing numbers of ovipositing femal...
International audienceLocal mate competition (LMC) favours female biased clutch sex ratios because i...
In fig wasps, mating occurs among the offspring of one or a few foundress mothers within the fig, fr...
Local mate competition (LMC) favours female biased clutch sex ratios because it reduces competition ...
The simultaneous optimization of clutch size and sex ratio is a tricky problem. Unless parameters su...
Sex ratio theory offers excellent opportunities to examine the extent to which individuals adaptivel...
The aim of this work was to study the wingless males of pollinating (Pegoscapus tonduzi) and two non...
Mutualisms play a key role in most ecosystems, yet the mechanisms that prevent overexploitation of t...
Sex ratio theory offers excellent opportunities to examine the extent to which individuals adaptivel...