Specificity and sex preference between blastophaga spp. Fig wasps and different Ficus Deltoidea Fig trees through volatile organic compounds identification and behavioural responses / Nur 'Aliyaa Nizam

The host specificity in the pollination of fig (Ficus) and its fig wasppollinator (Agaonidae) is maintained by the olfactory signal in combination with morphological co-adaptations. Ficus deltoidea complex is a dioecious fig tree that is regularly pollinated by the fig wasp Blastophaga spp. There ar...

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Main Author:	Nizam, Nur 'Aliyaa
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2023
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/89064/1/89064.pdf
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.890642024-01-17T03:42:12Z Specificity and sex preference between blastophaga spp. Fig wasps and different Ficus Deltoidea Fig trees through volatile organic compounds identification and behavioural responses / Nur 'Aliyaa Nizam 2023 Nizam, Nur 'Aliyaa The host specificity in the pollination of fig (Ficus) and its fig wasppollinator (Agaonidae) is maintained by the olfactory signal in combination with morphological co-adaptations. Ficus deltoidea complex is a dioecious fig tree that is regularly pollinated by the fig wasp Blastophaga spp. There are 13 varieties described under this complex, seven of which are native to Peninsular Malaysia. The classification of this complex is solely based on leaf characterisation with no consideration given to gene flow between sympatric different taxa. Whether the floral scents emitted by receptive-phase figs of the varieties are distinct, the extent to which different varieties support different fig wasp pollinators, and whether the fig wasp is able to discriminate the sex of the figs have never been studied. This study aims to identify the volatile organic compounds emitted by receptive figs from five differentvarieties of F. deltoidea, to determine the pollinator specificity of F. deltoidea var.trengganuensis (Blastophaga sp.) towards seven native varieties of the species, and to determine the preferences of the female fig wasps towards the male and female receptive figs of var. angustifolia and var. deltoidea. 2023 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/89064/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/89064/1/89064.pdf text en public masters Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Faculty of Applied Science Mohd Hatta, Siti Khairiyah (Dr.)
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language	English
advisor	Mohd Hatta, Siti Khairiyah (Dr.)
description	The host specificity in the pollination of fig (Ficus) and its fig wasppollinator (Agaonidae) is maintained by the olfactory signal in combination with morphological co-adaptations. Ficus deltoidea complex is a dioecious fig tree that is regularly pollinated by the fig wasp Blastophaga spp. There are 13 varieties described under this complex, seven of which are native to Peninsular Malaysia. The classification of this complex is solely based on leaf characterisation with no consideration given to gene flow between sympatric different taxa. Whether the floral scents emitted by receptive-phase figs of the varieties are distinct, the extent to which different varieties support different fig wasp pollinators, and whether the fig wasp is able to discriminate the sex of the figs have never been studied. This study aims to identify the volatile organic compounds emitted by receptive figs from five differentvarieties of F. deltoidea, to determine the pollinator specificity of F. deltoidea var.trengganuensis (Blastophaga sp.) towards seven native varieties of the species, and to determine the preferences of the female fig wasps towards the male and female receptive figs of var. angustifolia and var. deltoidea.
format	Thesis
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author	Nizam, Nur 'Aliyaa
spellingShingle	Nizam, Nur 'Aliyaa Specificity and sex preference between blastophaga spp. Fig wasps and different Ficus Deltoidea Fig trees through volatile organic compounds identification and behavioural responses / Nur 'Aliyaa Nizam
author_facet	Nizam, Nur 'Aliyaa
author_sort	Nizam, Nur 'Aliyaa
title	Specificity and sex preference between blastophaga spp. Fig wasps and different Ficus Deltoidea Fig trees through volatile organic compounds identification and behavioural responses / Nur 'Aliyaa Nizam
title_short	Specificity and sex preference between blastophaga spp. Fig wasps and different Ficus Deltoidea Fig trees through volatile organic compounds identification and behavioural responses / Nur 'Aliyaa Nizam
title_full	Specificity and sex preference between blastophaga spp. Fig wasps and different Ficus Deltoidea Fig trees through volatile organic compounds identification and behavioural responses / Nur 'Aliyaa Nizam
title_fullStr	Specificity and sex preference between blastophaga spp. Fig wasps and different Ficus Deltoidea Fig trees through volatile organic compounds identification and behavioural responses / Nur 'Aliyaa Nizam
title_full_unstemmed	Specificity and sex preference between blastophaga spp. Fig wasps and different Ficus Deltoidea Fig trees through volatile organic compounds identification and behavioural responses / Nur 'Aliyaa Nizam
title_sort	specificity and sex preference between blastophaga spp. fig wasps and different ficus deltoidea fig trees through volatile organic compounds identification and behavioural responses / nur 'aliyaa nizam
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
granting_department	Faculty of Applied Science
publishDate	2023
url	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/89064/1/89064.pdf
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Specificity and sex preference between blastophaga spp. Fig wasps and different Ficus Deltoidea Fig trees through volatile organic compounds identification and behavioural responses / Nur 'Aliyaa Nizam

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