Host pollination mode and mutualist pollinator presence: net effect of internally ovipositing parasite in the fig-wasp mutualism.

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  • Author(s): Zhang F;Zhang F; Peng Y; Compton SG; Zhao Y; Yang D
  • Source:
    Die Naturwissenschaften [Naturwissenschaften] 2009 Apr; Vol. 96 (4), pp. 543-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Dec 24.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Springer Verlag Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 0400767 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1432-1904 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00281042 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Naturwissenschaften Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Berlin : Springer Verlag
    • Subject Terms:
      Oviposition*; Ficus/*parasitology ; Parasites/*physiology ; Pollen/*physiology ; Pollination/*physiology ; Wasps/*physiology; Analysis of Variance ; Animals ; Female ; Flowers/parasitology ; Seeds/physiology ; Trees/parasitology ; Wasps/ultrastructure
    • Abstract:
      The Ficus-their specific pollinating fig wasps (Chalcidoidea, Agaonidae) interaction presents a striking example of mutualism. Figs also shelter numerous non-pollinating fig wasps (NPFW) that exploit the fig-pollinator mutualism. Only a few NPFW species can enter figs to oviposit, they do not belong to the pollinating lineage Agaonidae. The internally ovipositing non-agaonid fig wasps can efficiently pollinate the Ficus species that were passively pollinated. However, there is no study to focus on the net effect of these internally ovipositing non-agaonid wasps in actively pollinated Ficus species. By collecting the data of fig wasp community and conducting controlled experiments, our results showed that internally ovipositing Diaziella bizarrea cannot effectively pollinate Ficus glaberrima, an actively pollinated monoecious fig tree. Furthermore, D. bizarrea failed to reproduce if they were introduced into figs without Eupristina sp., the regular pollinator, as all the figs aborted. Furthermore, although D. bizarrea had no effect on seed production in shared figs, it significantly reduced the number of Eupristina sp. progeny emerging from them. Thus, our experimental evidence shows that reproduction in Diaziella depends on the presence of agaonid pollinators, and whether internally ovipositing parasites can act as pollinators depends on the host fig's pollination mode (active or passive). Overall, this study and others suggest a relatively limited mutualistic role for internally ovipositing fig wasps from non-pollinator (non-Agaonidae) lineages.
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    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20081225 Date Completed: 20090916 Latest Revision: 20211020
    • Publication Date:
      20240829
    • Accession Number:
      10.1007/s00114-008-0502-9
    • Accession Number:
      19107454