Moving your sons to safety: galls containing male fig wasps expand into the centre of figs, away from enemies.
Figs are the inflorescences of fig trees (Ficus spp., Moraceae). They are shaped like a hollow ball, lined on their inner surface by numerous tiny female flowers. Pollination is carried out by host-specific fig wasps (Agaonidae). Female pollinators enter the figs through a narrow entrance gate and o...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012
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