U.S.-French Joint Seminar: The Reproductive Biology of the Genus Ficus in Seasonal Environments, University of Miami, April, 1988

该奖项将支持美国-法国联合研讨会 榕树属植物在季节性环境中的繁殖生物学。 研讨会将由香港中文大学 迈阿密大学，珊瑚山墙， 全国人口和人口生物学联合会 法国蒙彼利埃科学研究中心。 榕属植物独特的生殖生物学， 与特定种类的榕小蜂授粉有关， 它的代表到植物和黄蜂都能 全年繁殖活跃，不受寒冷季节的限制。 大部分物种分布在热带地区。 环境. 然而，在地中海地区， 亚热带南部佛罗里达，外围种榕树可以是 发现，尽管一个显着的寒冷季节。 本次研讨会将探讨 这些物种的适应性之间的相似之处和对比， 季节性环境。 主题还将包括 在繁殖物候学的调整和其他方面之间， 无花果和无花果-黄蜂生物学。 这次研讨会将是重要的一步 在协调世界范围内对无花果/无花果黄蜂的研究工作方面， 互惠共生，一个系统，大大有助于 人口生物学的理论和实证研究。

This award will support a U.S.-France Joint Seminar on the Reproductive Biology of the Genus Ficus in Seasonal Environments. The seminar will be organized by Prof. Doyle McKey of the University of Miami, Coral Gables, and Dr. Finn Kjellberg of the Unite de Biologie des Populations et des Peuplements, National Center for Scientific Research, Montpellier, France. The peculiar reproductive biology of the genus Ficus, tied to pollination by species-specific fig wasps, limits most of its representatives to regions where both the plant and wasps can be reproductively active year-round, unrestricted by cold seasons. Most of the species are therefore located in tropical environments. However, in areas of the Mediterranean and in subtropical southern Florida, outlying species of Ficus can be found, despite a marked cold season. This seminar will explore parallels and contrasts between adaptations of these species to seasonal environments. Topics will also include the relationships between adjustments in reproductive phenology and other aspects of fig and fig-wasp biology. This seminar will be an important step in coordinating research efforts worldwide on fig/fig wasp mutualism, a system that has contributed significantly to theoretical and empirical studies in population biology.