Mutualistic relationships between male inflorescences of Elaeis guineensis Jacquin and its pollinator Elaeidobius kamerunicus Faust (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Derelominae): Comparison between two cultivars for E. kamerunicus progeny emergence in North Sumatra Indonesia
Laurence Beaudoin‐Ollivier, Florence Jacob, Camille Madec, Dadang Afandi, Indra Syahputra, Herve REY, Yves Dumont
The paper compares E. kamerunicus progeny emergence between two oil palm cultivars, finding that super-male cultivars support higher emergence rates and that spikelet length positively correlates with emergence.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintEcology