R. Borges

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Comparative life‐history traits in a fig wasp community: implications for community structure
1. Whether life‐history traits can determine community composition and structure is an important question that has been well explored theoretically, but has received scant empirical attention.… Expand
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Influence of exploitation on population structure, spatial distribution and reproductive success of dioecious species in a fragmented cloud forest in India
The population structure of three dioecious species, Diospyros montana, Diospyros sylvatica and Garcinia talbotii was studied in a seasonal cloud forest in the Western Ghats of India. In an… Expand
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Chemical mediation and niche partitioning in non-pollinating fig-wasp communities.
1. The parasitic chalcidoid wasps associated with the species-specific and obligatory pollination mutualisms between Ficus spp. and their agaonid wasp pollinators provide a good model to study the… Expand
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Visual ecology of Indian carpenter bees I: Light intensities and flight activity
Bees are mostly active during the daytime, but nocturnality has been reported in some bee families. We studied temporal flight activity in three species of carpenter bees (genus Xylocopa) in relation… Expand
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Butterfly pollination and high-contrast visual signals in a low-density distylous plant
In low-density butterfly-pollinated Mussaenda frondosa (Rubiaceae), flowers attract pollinators at short distances while conspicuous, non-rewarding accessory bracts are detectable at long distances… Expand
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How to be a fig wasp parasite on the fig-fig wasp mutualism.
  • R. Borges
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  • Current opinion in insect science
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The nursery pollination mutualism between figs and pollinating fig wasps is based on adaptations that allow wasps to enter the enclosed inflorescences of figs, to facilitate seed set, and to have… Expand
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Fine-scale Population Genetic Structure of Two Dioecious Indian Keystone Species, Ficus hispida and Ficus exasperata (Moraceae)
Although Ficus (Moraceae) is a keystone plant genus in the tropics, providing resources to many frugivorous vertebrates, its population genetic structure, which i sa n important determinant of its… Expand
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Perception of ultraviolet light by crab spiders and its role in selection of hunting sites
The perception of ultraviolet (UV) light by spiders has so far been only demonstrated in salticids. Crab spiders (Thomisidae) hunt mostly on flowers and need to find appropriate hunting sites.… Expand
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Temporal associations in fig–wasp–ant interactions: diel and phenological patterns
In a complex multitrophic plant–animal interaction system in which there are direct and indirect interactions between species, comprehending the dynamics of these multiple partners is very important… Expand
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When should fig fruit produce volatiles? Pattern in a ripening process
Ripe fruit need to signal their presence to attract dispersal agents. Plants may employ visual and/or olfactory sensory channels to signal the presence of ripe fruit. Visual signals of ripe fruit… Expand
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