論文

査読有り
2000年3月

Artocarpus (Moraceae) - Gall midge pollination mutualism mediated by a male-flower parasitic fungus

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
  • S Sakai
  • ,
  • M Kato
  • ,
  • H Nagamasu

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開始ページ
440
終了ページ
445
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.2307/2656640
出版者・発行元
BOTANICAL SOC AMER INC

A previously undescribed pollination system involving a monoecious tree species, Artocarpus integer (Moraceae), pollinator gall midges, and fungi is reported from a mixed dipterocarp forest in Sarawak, Borneo. The fungus Choanephora sp. (Choanephoraceae, Mucorales, Zygomycetes) infects male inflorescences of A. integer, and gall midges (Contarinia spp., Cecidomyiinae, Diptera) feed on the fungal mycelia and oviposit on the inflorescence. Their larvae also feed on the mycelia and pupate in the inflorescence. The gall midges are also attracted by female inflorescences lacking mycelia, probably due to a floral fragrance similar to that of male inflorescences. Because of the sticky pollen, dominance of Contarinia spp. in flower visitors, and pollen load observed on Contarinia spp. collected on both male and female inflorescences, Artocarpus integer is thought to be pollinated by the gall midges. Although several pathogenic fungi have been reported to have interactions with pollinators, this is the first report on a pollination mutualism in which a fungus plays an indispensable role. The pollination system described here suggests that we should be more aware of the roles fungi can play in pollinations.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2307/2656640
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10719005
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000085956600016&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.2307/2656640
  • ISSN : 0002-9122
  • PubMed ID : 10719005
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000085956600016

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