Evidence of avian-mediated long distance dispersal in American tardigrades

Terrestrial tardigrades, commonly known as “water bears”, are part of a phylum of microscopic, aquatic invertebrates famous for cryptobiosis and space travel, but little is known about their modes of dispersal on Earth. Wind is assumed, but not truly demonstrated, to be the major method of global di...

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Published in:PeerJ
Main Authors: Mogle, Matthew J., Kimball, Scott A., Miller, William R., McKown, Richard D.
Other Authors: National Science Foundation: Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), Baker University Department of Biology and Chemistry Undergraduate Research funds
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: PeerJ 2018
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5035
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