Ronghua Fu
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View article: Wind Direction and Strength Determine the Genetic Structure of an Insect‐Pollinated Plant Across Heterogeneous Landscape
Wind Direction and Strength Determine the Genetic Structure of an Insect‐Pollinated Plant Across Heterogeneous Landscape Open
Aim Dispersal of plant propagules and their genes is crucial for plant responses to landscape heterogeneities, yet the mechanisms behind this dispersal remain unclear. Ficus species depend on wind‐borne fig wasps for pollination, but resea…
View article: Spatial Pattern of Active Pollination in Ficus: Younger Floral Adapting to Relatively Dry and Warm Condition
Spatial Pattern of Active Pollination in Ficus: Younger Floral Adapting to Relatively Dry and Warm Condition Open
Aims Pollination plays a fundamental role in structuring the reproductive strategies and related traits of host plants. Active pollination is only observed in nursery mutualistic systems. However, the mechanisms underlying their maintenanc…
View article: Sky islands as foci for divergence of fig trees and their pollinators in southwest China
Sky islands as foci for divergence of fig trees and their pollinators in southwest China Open
The dynamics of populations and their divergence over time have shaped current levels of biodiversity and in the case of the “sky islands” of mountainous southwest (SW) China have resulted in an area of exceptional botanical diversity. Fic…
View article: Development of 15 polymorphic microsatellite markers for <i>Ficus virens</i> (Moraceae)
Development of 15 polymorphic microsatellite markers for <i>Ficus virens</i> (Moraceae) Open
Premise of the study: Ficus virens (Moraceae) is distributed widely in South and Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and northern Australia, and it is also cultivated outside its original northern range limit in southwestern China. Therefore, the s…
View article: Extremely high proportions of male flowers and geographic variation in floral ratios within male figs of <i>Ficus tikoua</i> despite pollinators displaying active pollen collection
Extremely high proportions of male flowers and geographic variation in floral ratios within male figs of <i>Ficus tikoua</i> despite pollinators displaying active pollen collection Open
Most plants are pollinated passively, but active pollination has evolved among insects that depend on ovule fertilization for larval development. Anther‐to‐ovule ratios (A/O ratios, a coarse indicator of pollen‐to‐ovule ratios) are strong …