title: Simultaneous pollinator occurence (Hymenoptera, Agaoninae) in a threatened species: Ficus mexiae Standley (Moraceae).
abstract: In Brazil, Ficus mexiae is classified as Vulnerable under IUCN criteria, and to date there is only one report on pollinator activity for this species. Is not unusual to find cases where more than one species of wasp simultaneously occurs on and pollinates the same fig. In this study we present evidence that two Pegoscapus wasp species contribute to the pollination of F. mexiae and relationship between pollinators maybe competitive. These results indicate that the F. mexiae population represent an important element in the complex dynamics of maintaining diversity in neotropical Ficus spp.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas - Unicamp, CEP 13083-862CampinasSão Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schiffler
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Kloss
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Matos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D030681:Ficus / Q000254:growth & development*; D054817:Pollination / Q000502:physiology*; D014863:Wasps / Q000502:physiology*