Vegetation plays a vital role in regulating the percentage of precipitation reaching the ground to nourish the root systems of plants both in the canopy and undergrowth, which consequently supports the survival of the entire ...
Containing more than 850 species, fig trees are one of the most diverse groups of plants in the world.
Evolution
Jul 14, 2023
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Ecological and social landscapes are fundamentally linked. From hunting traditions and the geography of port cities to aesthetic values linked to nature, evidence of how biophysical landscapes shape human landscapes—and ...
Ecology
Feb 22, 2023
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A joint study by researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University unraveled the earliest evidence for domestication of a fruit tree. The researchers analyzed remnants of charcoal from the Chalcolithic site of ...
Archaeology
Jun 16, 2022
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The genus Ficus (figs) and their agaonid pollinating fig wasps are a classic example of coevolution. It represents perhaps the most extreme and ancient (about 75 million years) obligate pollination mutualism known.
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2021
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The journal Science has published a study led by the ICREA researcher João Zilhão from the University of Barcelona on the excavation in Cueva de Figueira Brava, Portugal, which was used as shelter by Neanderthal populations ...
Archaeology
Mar 26, 2020
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When both partners benefit from a relationship—be they husband and wife or pollinator and flower—the relationship is known as a mutualism. But sometimes partners do not deliver their side of the bargain while still reaping ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 20, 2017
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Chimpanzees use manipulative dexterity to evaluate and select figs, a vital resource when preferred foods are scarce, according to a new Dartmouth-led study just published by Interface Focus. The action resembles that of ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2016
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A 115-million-year-old fossilized wasp from northeast Brazil presents a baffling puzzle to researchers. The wasp's ovipositor, the organ through which it lays its eggs, looks a lot like those of present-day wasps that lay ...
Archaeology
Dec 5, 2013
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Figs and fig trees are familiar to a wide cross-section of human society, both as a common food and for their spiritual importance. What is less well understood is the global nature of this association between figs and humans, ...
Ecology
May 2, 2013
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