Comparing the potential for dispersal via waterbirds of a native and an invasive brine shrimp

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1896-1903

  Sánchez, Marta I ^a   Hortas, Francisco ^b   Figuerola, Jordi ^a   Green, Andy J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artemia franciscana; Dispersal ability; Endozoochory; Epizoochory; Retention time

Indexed keywords

ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA FRANCISCANA; ARTEMIA PARTHENOGENETICA; AVES; CALIDRIS ALPINA; CESTODA; INVERTEBRATA; LIMOSA LIMOSA; TRINGA TOTANUS;

EID: 84864139077     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2012.02852.x     Document Type: Article

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