Endozoochory by ducks: Influence of developmental stage of Bythotrephes diapause eggs on dispersal probability

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 367-374

  Charalambidou, Iris ^a   Ketelaars, Henk A M ^b   Santamaría, Luis ^b,c  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b Water Storage Co Brabantse B   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anas acuta; Anas clypeata; Anas penelope; Anas platyrhynchos; Bythotrephes longimanus; Diapause egg developmental stages; Endozoochorous dispersal; Gut passage; Retention time; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIAPAUSE; DISPERSAL; WATERFOWL; ZOOCHORY;

ANAS; ANAS ACUTA; ANAS CLYPEATA; ANAS PENELOPE; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; BYTHOTREPHES; BYTHOTREPHES LONGIMANUS; CLADOCERA; CRUSTACEA; GALLIFORMES; INVERTEBRATA; ONYCHOPODA; PENELOPE;

EID: 0141462775     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-4642.2003.00026.x     Document Type: Article

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