Climate warming and the potential extinction of fig wasps, the obligate pollinators of figs
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| 作者 | Corlett, Richard T.
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| 刊名 | BIOLOGY LETTERS
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| 出版日期 | 2013 |
| 卷号 | 9期号:3 |
| 关键词 | climate warming fig wasps Ficus mutualism thermal tolerance |
| 中文摘要 | Figs (Ficus) have a reciprocally obligate mutualism with tiny, short-lived (1-2 days) fig wasps (Agaonidae). The small size and short life of these pollinators is expected to make them more vulnerable to climate change than their larger and longer-lived hosts. We experimentally tested the thermal tolerances of four species of adult female fig wasp from equatorial Singapore. The results suggest that an increase of 3 degrees C or more above the current temperatures experienced across much of the equatorial tropics would markedly decrease the active adult lifespan of all four species. Fig plants are the centre of an intricate web of specialist and generalist animals. Unless fig wasps can acclimate or adapt to warmer temperatures in time, these responses may disrupt the mutualism, potentially affecting multiple trophic levels. |
| 公开日期 | 2013-09-22 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.xtbg.org.cn/handle/353005/4677]  |
| 专题 | 西双版纳热带植物园_2012年后新成立研究组 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Corlett, Richard T.. Climate warming and the potential extinction of fig wasps, the obligate pollinators of figs[J]. BIOLOGY LETTERS,2013,9(3). |
| APA | Corlett, Richard T..(2013).Climate warming and the potential extinction of fig wasps, the obligate pollinators of figs.BIOLOGY LETTERS,9(3). |
| MLA | Corlett, Richard T.."Climate warming and the potential extinction of fig wasps, the obligate pollinators of figs".BIOLOGY LETTERS 9.3(2013). |
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