A5062290193- Plant and animal studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Phytochemistry and biological activities of Ficus species
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Agriculture and Biological Studies
- Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies
- Fern and Epiphyte Biology
- Silicon Effects in Agriculture
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Light effects on plants
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Research on scale insects
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Plant responses to water stress
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
National Taiwan University
2012-2025
National Sun Yat-sen University
2018-2024
National Chung Hsing University
2017
Institut de Biologia Evolutiva
2016
Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive
2012-2016
Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier
2016
École Pratique des Hautes Études
2016
Université de Montpellier
2016
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2012-2013
Interspecific interactions have long been assumed to play an important role in diversification. Mutualistic interactions, such as nursery pollination mutualisms, proposed good candidates for diversification through co-speciation because of their intricate nature. However, little is known about how speciation and proceeds emblematic systems figs fig wasps. Here, we analyse connection with spatial structuring the obligate mutualistic association between Ficus septica its pollinating wasps...
Abstract How does the fig tree Ficus benguetensis protect its investment in production of figs and pollinating wasps against parasitism from non-pollinating wasps? This study documents a previously overlooked defense mechanism: abscission—the natural shedding fruit as mechanism. Our bagging experiments showed that both absence pollination high levels lead to abortion F. figs, with positive correlations between levels, increased abscission rates, decreased pollinator production. Moreover, we...
Field and hedgerow populations of Galium aparine were grown under light regimes where photosynthetically active radiation was constant R: FR varied by the addition to simulate canopy shade environment whilst giving equal opportunity for photosynthesis. Although these are similar in many ways, strategies exhibited which indicate genotypic differences between them. The results show that an established population is better able compete via internode elongation than field population. Different...
Abstract Despite many attempts in the Sanger sequencing era, phylogeny of fig trees remains unresolved, which limits our ability to analyze evolution key traits that may have contributed their evolutionary and ecological success. We used restriction‐site‐associated DNA ( c . 420 kb) 102 morphological characters elucidate relationships between 70 species Ficus To increase phylogenetic information for higher‐level relationships, we targeted conserved regions assembled paired reads into long...
Recent studies have challenged assumptions about the classic fig-fig wasp pollination mutualism model, suggesting that further investigation into receptive phase of fig development is needed. This study assessed mechanisms Ficus septica in southern Taiwan and identified two species wasps as primary pollinators. Machine learning was used to identify rank factors explain relative abundance these wasps. The showed highest level cohabitation ever reported literature, with three-quarters figs...
The genus Ficus is unique in that it has a closed inflorescence (fig) holding all of the flowers inside its cavity, which isolated from outside world by fleshy barrier: fig wall. wall main structure fig, giving shape, but also important ecological functions such as protection seeds and wasp larvae. Nevertheless, anatomy poorly understood. This study aims to examine 22 taxa (21 species, one species having two varieties) Taiwan reveal diversity We found these 21 exhibited great variety...
Highly portable microsatellite primers were developed for Ficus to facilitate investigation of genetic structure complete regional floras using a single set markers.Pyrosequencing five species produced library 5723 potential primers. Potential found in at least two and presenting identical annealing temperatures tested on additional species. A 20 primer pairs producing well-defined easily readable peaks was retained tests showed their utility analyzing population 24 from Taiwan. Numbers...
Presently, climate change has increased the frequency of extreme meteorological events such as tropical cyclones. In western Pacific basin, these cyclones are called typhoons, and in this area, around Taiwan Island, their almost doubled since 2000. When approaching landmasses, typhoons have devastating effects on coastal vegetation. The challenged survival plant species posttyphoon recovery. study, a population gynodioecious Ficus pedunculosa var. mearnsii (Mearns fig) was surveyed for two...
Ficus is one of many plant genera involved in interactions with ants. The interaction however little documented. We show here that ants, belonging mainly to the genus Crematogaster, nest hollow internodes young branches subpisocarpa, a monoecious fig species studied Taiwan. ants feed on mutualistic fig-pollinating wasps as well parasitic non-pollinating wasps. Nevertheless fig-wasps may not constitute sufficient food source ensure permanent presence tree were observed be frequently...
Timing of reproductive events has become central in ecological studies linking success pollination and seed dispersion to optimizing the probability periods encounters with pollinators or dispersers. Obligate plant–insect interactions, especially Ficus–fig wasp mutualisms, offer striking examples fine-tuned encounter optimization as biological cycles between mutualistic partners are deeply dependent on each other intertwined over generations. Despite fig flowering phenology being crucial...
Non-pollinating fig wasps (NPFWs), particularly long-ovipositored Sycoryctina wasps, exhibit a high species specificity and exert complex ecological effects on the obligate mutualism between plant genus Ficus pollinating wasps. Apocrypta is of NPFWs that mostly interacts with under subgenus Sycomorus, symbiosis case F. pedunculosa var. mearnsii, Ficus, unique. As fig’s internal environments wasp communities are distinct two subgenera, we addressed following questions: (1) Are parasitism...
Although ants are commonly found on Ficus trees, information remains lacking the pattern and diversity of ant community visiting these trees. We hypothesize that dynamic changes in availability types food can affect composition as well abundance communities occurring fig To investigate impact resource availability, diversity, variability structure, we surveyed recorded phenology 17 trees (11 male six female trees) benguetensis New Taipei City northern Taiwan from 2011 to 2013. A total 13...
Aim: Plants distributed between southern Taiwan and the north of Philippines are spread among numerous small islands in an area crossed by powerful Kuroshio current. Oceanic currents can be effective seed-dispersal agents for coastal plant species. Moreover, Luzon Strait is prone to tropical cyclones. The aim this study look at dispersal capability endangered species, Mearns fig (Ficus pedunculosa var. mearnsii), using both experimental population genetics methods. Location: Southern Taiwan,...
ABSTRACT Despite their ecological and evolutionary importance as key components of tropical ecosystems, the phylogeny fig trees is still unresolved. We use restriction-site-associated DNA (RAD) sequencing ( ca 420kb) 102 morphological characters to elucidate relationships between 70 species Ficus representing all known subgenera sections five outgroups. compare molecular results highlight discrepancies reveal possible inference bias. analyse marker taxon properties that may bias inferences,...