Endozoochory of large bryophyte fragments by waterbirds
We provide observations confirming that viable fragments of bryophytes are dispersed by migratory birds after surviving transit through the alimentary canal. A specimen of Didymodon insulanus was cultured from a large fragment extracted from faeces of Mallard Anas platyrhynchos at Lake Windermere in...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/149432 2024-02-11T10:09:21+01:00 Endozoochory of large bryophyte fragments by waterbirds Wilkinson, David M. Lova-Kiss, Ádám Callaghan, Des A. Green, Andy J. 2017 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/149432 https://doi.org/10.7872/cryb/v38.iss2.2017.223 en eng Elsevier Postprint http://dx.doi.org/10.7872/cryb/v38.iss2.2017.223 Sí Cryptogamie - Bryologie, 38(2): 223-228 (2017) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/149432 doi:10.7872/cryb/v38.iss2.2017.223 open Didymodon Dispersal Endozoochory Waterbirds artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 2017 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.7872/cryb/v38.iss2.2017.223 2024-01-16T10:22:59Z We provide observations confirming that viable fragments of bryophytes are dispersed by migratory birds after surviving transit through the alimentary canal. A specimen of Didymodon insulanus was cultured from a large fragment extracted from faeces of Mallard Anas platyrhynchos at Lake Windermere in Cumbria, England. Similar fragments were recorded elsewhere in England in faeces of Mallard and Lapwing Vanellus vanellus. Endozoochory is likely to be an important dispersal mechanism for bryophyte fragments as well as spores. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Vanellus vanellus Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Cryptogamie, Bryologie 38 2 223 228 |
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We provide observations confirming that viable fragments of bryophytes are dispersed by migratory birds after surviving transit through the alimentary canal. A specimen of Didymodon insulanus was cultured from a large fragment extracted from faeces of Mallard Anas platyrhynchos at Lake Windermere in Cumbria, England. Similar fragments were recorded elsewhere in England in faeces of Mallard and Lapwing Vanellus vanellus. Endozoochory is likely to be an important dispersal mechanism for bryophyte fragments as well as spores. Peer reviewed |
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Wilkinson, David M. Lova-Kiss, Ádám Callaghan, Des A. Green, Andy J. |
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Endozoochory of large bryophyte fragments by waterbirds |
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Endozoochory of large bryophyte fragments by waterbirds |
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Endozoochory of large bryophyte fragments by waterbirds |
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Endozoochory of large bryophyte fragments by waterbirds |
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Endozoochory of large bryophyte fragments by waterbirds |
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endozoochory of large bryophyte fragments by waterbirds |
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