Dispersal of Fresh-Water Algae by Migratory Water Birds
- 11 September 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 130 (3376), 623-624
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.130.3376.623
Abstract
Many migratory water birds killed in Texas and Oklahoma contained viable fresh-water algae in the lower digestive tracts. Such birds are thought to play a significant role in the long-range dispersal of certain algae, particularly those species easily killed by desiccation.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Survival of Freshwater Algae During Dry Periods: Part I. An Investigation of the Algae of Five Small PondsJournal of Ecology, 1958
- Algennachweis in EntenexkrementenHydrobiologia, 1948