Influence of gut morphology on passive transport of freshwater bryozoans by waterfowl in Doñana (southwestern Spain)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 835-840

  Figuerola, Jordi ^a   Green, Andy J ^a   Black, Katrina ^b   Okamura, Beth ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SAMPLING; VECTORS;

GIZZARDS; GRIT MASS; PASSIVE TRANSPORT; WATERBIRDS;

BIODIVERSITY;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISPERSAL; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; PROPAGULE; WATERFOWL; ZOOCHORY;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; BRYOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; PHYLACTOLAEMATA; PLUMATELLA; PLUMATELLA EMARGINATA; PLUMATELLA FUNGOSA;

EID: 6344219787     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-055     Document Type: Article

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