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Observations on fig parasites were consistent with a neglected sympatric-speciation model.
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e0“These observations on fig parasites are consistent with a neglected model of sympatric speciation.”
Title
Speciation in fig pollinators and parasites
George D. Weiblen; Guy L. Bush Molecular Ecology 2002. doi:10.1046/j.1365-294x.2002.01529.x
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation Mutualists appeared to cospeciate with fig hosts more than parasites did.
- Observation Fig parasites showed evidence of host shifting.
- Observation Sister species of fig parasites often attacked the same host in sympatry, a pattern unexplained by cospeciation or host switching.
- Mechanism Ovipositor-length differences suggest fig-parasite speciation could result from divergence in oviposition timing relative to fig development.