Experimental quantification of long distance dispersal potential of aquatic snails in the gut of migratory birds.

Many plant seeds and invertebrates can survive passage through the digestive system of birds, which may lead to long distance dispersal (endozoochory) in case of prolonged retention by moving vectors. Endozoochorous dispersal by waterbirds has nowadays been documented for many aquatic plant seeds, a...

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Main Authors: Casper H A van Leeuwen, Gerard van der Velde, Bart van Lith, Marcel Klaassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3293790?pdf=render