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From: Asymmetric sharing of pollinator fig wasps between two sympatric dioecious fig trees: a reflection of supply and demand or differences in the size of their figs?

Fig. 3

a The reproductive phenology of nine male and eight female F. triloba at Dinghu Mountain. Each thick bar shows a particular developmental stage present on at least one of the plants. Emerging (D phase sensu Galil and Eisikowitch 1968) phase male figs release pollinator fig wasps, which enter receptive (B) phase male and female figs where they pollinate and attempt oviposition. In contrast to F. triloba, fig production on each male and female F. hirta individual is asynchronous and small numbers of receptive figs and male figs that are releasing pollinators were present almost throughout the year at this site. b Comparison of ostiole diameter in male receptive syconia between F. hirta and F. triloba, and head width between their specific pollinating wasps. c Comparison of style length in male receptive syconia between F. hirta and F. triloba, and ovipositor length between their specific pollinating wasps. d Non-metric multidimensional scaling of receptive floral volatiles of F. hirta (black circles) and F. triloba (grey squares) based on Bray–Curtis dissimilarity index (stress = 0.128).

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