*Nice and Innovative creation Usha Ji, Regards Tanay* On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Satish Chile <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Usha ji, Kiran ji, > As a man of botany I knew the relationship of Fig and wasp but to me it is > a new thing to know a nematode is also hidden in these relationships. It is > quite interesting. Can it be a parasitic relation or a symbiotic one or > mutualism or biotrophic ???. > Thanks for good information. > Satish > > > On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 12:08 AM, kiran srivastava <srivastava.jo@ > gmail.com> wrote: > >> Interesting! Studies have shown that nematodes also play a part in the fig >> and wasp relationship. Every fig pollinator wasp has its own nematode >> parasite and the balance is maintained such that parasite doesn't completely >> kill its host or other infected wasps. The parasite needs its host alive to >> propagate its progeny [from 'The Secret Life of Trees' by Colin Tudge. >> Thought I just mention this. >> >> Cheers, >> Kiran Srivastava >> Mumbai >> >> >> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Usha Desai <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> *Dear Friends >>> Enjoy my illustrated poem on the fig and wasp >>> relationship[picts from the net]....kindly have >>> patience as one pict is big and opens late ... >>> otherwise U may feel it is a blank space. >>> Cheers Usha >>> * >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Dr. Satish Kumar Chile > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
