A seed parasitoid wasp prevents berries from changing their colour, reducing their attractiveness to frugivorous birds
A seed parasitoid wasp prevents berries from changing their colour, reducing their attractiveness to frugivorous birds
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1365-2311.2011.01340.x
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发表时间：
2012-02
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Etsuro Takagi;K. Iguchi;M. Suzuki;K. Togashi
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作者：
Etsuro Takagi;K. Iguchi;M. Suzuki;K. Togashi
1. 食果昆虫和取食种子的昆虫可能会改变水果的形状和大小等特征，从而影响水果对食果鸟类的吸引力。因此，性状介导的相互作用可能发生在植物、传播种子的果食脊椎动物和果食或取食种子的昆虫相互作用的系统中。我们研究了冬青的颜色处理。由种子寄生蜂（Macrodasyceras hirsutum Kamijo）引起的浆果，以及这种操纵如何与果实对食果鸟类的吸引力有关。
1. Frugivorous and seed‐feeding insects may alter the traits of fruits, such as shape and size, which may influence fruit attractiveness to frugivorous birds. Consequently, trait‐mediated interactions may occur in systems where plants, seed‐dispersing frugivorous vertebrates, and frugivorous or seed‐feeding insects interact. We investigated colour manipulation in Ilex integra Thunb. berries caused by the seed parasitoid wasp Macrodasyceras hirsutum Kamijo and how that manipulation relates to fruit attractiveness for frugivorous birds.