Foundress number in local ecological factors, not interference competition, drive the foundress number of two species of fig wasp sharing Ficus septica figs

Recent studies have challenged assumptions about the classic fig-fig wasp pollination mutualism model, suggesting that further investigation into the receptive phase of fig development is needed. This study assessed the pollination mechanisms of Ficus septica in southern Taiwan and identified two species of wasps as the primary pollinators. Machine learning was used to identify and rank the factors that explain the relative abundance of these wasps. The two wasp species showed the highest level of cohabitation ever reported in the literature, with three-quarters of the figs containing multiple foundresses. The study also reported re-emerged foundresses and a 10% ratio of pollinated figs without foundresses. Local factors, such as the sampling period and tree identity, were the best predictors of the presence and number of each foundress species, with fig size also affecting the number of foundresses. The study highlights the variability in pollinator abundance between figs, crops, and t..., See \"Local ecological factors, not interference competition, drive the foundress number of two species of fig wasp sharing Ficus septica figs\" authored by Bruno DI GIUSTO and Anthony BAIN on Plos One (2023) for methods., , \##GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: Foundress number in Local ecological factors, not interference competition, drive the foundress number of two species of fig wasp sharing Ficus septica figs

2. Author Information
Name: Anthony Bain
Institution: National Sun Yat-sen University
Address: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Email:

3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date): 2018-2021

4. Geographic location of data collection: National Sun Yat-sen University Campus

5. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain

6. Links to publications that cite or use the data:

Di Giusto, B., and A. Bain. 2023. Local ecological factors, not interference competition, drive the foundress number of two species of fig wasp sharing Ficus septica figs. PLoS ONE. 10.1371/journal.pone.0290439

1. Recommended citation for this dataset:

Bain A. (2023). Foundress number in Local ecological factors, not interference competition, driv...

近期已有研究对经典榕-榕小蜂传粉互利共生模型的固有假设提出了质疑，指出亟需针对榕果发育的receptive期（receptive phase）展开进一步探究。本研究针对中国台湾南部的歪叶榕（*Ficus septica*）的传粉机制展开评估，确定了两种蜂类为其主要传粉者。本研究采用机器学习方法，对影响该两种榕小蜂相对丰度的各类因子进行识别与排序分析。这两种榕小蜂展现出文献中迄今报道的最高水平的共栖现象，四分之三的榕果内存在多头foundress雌蜂（foundress）。本研究同时记录到了重新出巢的foundress雌蜂，以及10%的未携带foundress雌蜂但已完成传粉的榕果比例。采样周期、宿主榕树个体标识等本地生态因子，是预测每种foundress雌蜂的存在与否及其种群数量的最优指标，榕果大小同样会对foundress雌蜂的数量产生影响。本研究揭示了不同榕果、植株间传粉者丰度的异质性……详见2023年发表于《PLOS ONE》的论文"Local ecological factors, not interference competition, drive the foundress number of two species of fig wasp sharing Ficus septica figs"（作者Bruno DI GIUSTO、Anthony BAIN）以获取实验方法。

## 通用信息

1. 数据集名称：Foundress number in Local ecological factors, not interference competition, drive the foundress number of two species of fig wasp sharing Ficus septica figs

2. 作者信息
姓名：Anthony Bain
所属机构：国立中山大学
通讯地址：中国台湾高雄市
电子邮箱：无

3. 数据采集时间：2018年—2021年

4. 数据采集地点：国立中山大学校园

5. 数据授权协议：CC0 1.0 通用公共领域授权（CC0 1.0 Universal）

6. 相关引用文献：Di Giusto, B., and A. Bain. 2023. Local ecological factors, not interference competition, drive the foundress number of two species of fig wasp sharing Ficus septica figs. PLoS ONE. 10.1371/journal.pone.0290439

7. 数据集推荐引用格式：Bain A. (2023). Foundress number in Local ecological factors, not interference competition, driv...