The mechanism of sex ratio adjustment in a pollinating fig wasp

• Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Vol. 275; no. 1643; pp. 1603 - 1610
• Main Authors: Raja, Shazia, Suleman, Nazia, Compton, Stephen G, Moore, Jamie C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London The Royal Society 22.07.2008
• Subjects: Animals; Biological adaptation; Clutch Size; Cue Use; Cues; Ecological competition; Evolution; Female; Female animals; Fig Wasps; Hymenoptera; Local Mate Competition; Male; Male animals; Mating behavior; Oviposition; Oviposition sites; Pollination; Population Density; Precision Of Adaptation; Research Article; Selection, Genetic; Sex Ratio; Sexual Behavior, Animal; Time Factors; Wasps - anatomy & histology; Wasps - physiology; Wings, Animal - anatomy & histology

Sex ratio strategies in species subject to local mate competition (LMC), and in particular their fit to quantitative theoretical predictions, provide insight into constraints upon adaptation. Pollinating fig wasps are widely used in such studies because their ecology resembles theory assumptions, bu...