The fig wasp pollination mutualism is a quintessential example of an obligate ecological interaction, wherein minute pollinator wasps and their Ficus hosts engage in an intricate and enduring co ...

In this obligate mutualism, the survival of one species depends on its association with the other. Interestingly, the size and quantity of both housing and food rewards can vary at different times ...

In obligate pollination mutualism, selection should favor increased exploitation by either party at the expense of the other. One potential pathway to increase such exploitation at the expense of the ...

The obligate pollination mutualisms between yucca moths and yuccas are some of the most obvious cases of coevolution, but the phylogenetic origins and extent of coevolution in these interactions are ...

The genus Ficus (figs) and their agaonid pollinating fig wasps are a classic example of coevolution. It represents perhaps the most extreme and ancient (about 75 million years) obligate ...