Morphological variations of epiphytic Ficus deltoidea (Moraceae) and its agaonid pollinators, Blastophaga spp.

• Main Authors: Noor Nasuha Abd Aziz, Abd Ghani Idris, Nur ‘Aliyaa Nizam, Nur Badrina Mohammad Naser, Malissa Mohamed, Siti Khairiyah Mohd Hatta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18993/1/49846-173405-1-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18993/; https://ejournal.ukm.my/serangga/issue/view/1448/showToc
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

The interaction between fig trees (Ficus) and their fig wasp pollinators (Agaonidae) is usually described as obligate mutualism. Ficus deltoidea (Moraceae) is distributed across southern Southeast Asia. Currently, F. deltoidea is regarded as only one species with 13 recognised varieties, and seve...