期刊
BIOLOGY LETTERS
卷 14, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0703
关键词
Anatidae; avian vectors; duckweed; endozoochory; plant dispersal; vegetative propagule
资金
- CAPES
- CNPq [52370695-2]
- UNISINOS [02.00.023/00-0]
- Spanish National Plan project (AEI/FEDER, EU) [CGL2016-76067-P]
For the first time to our knowledge, we demonstrate that whole angiosperm individuals can survive gut passage through birds, and that this occurs in the field. Floating plants of the genus Wolffia are the smallest of all flowering plants. Fresh droppings of white-faced whistling duck Dendrocygna viduata (n = 49) and coscoroba swan Coscoroba coscoroba (n = 22) were collected from Brazilian wetlands. Intact Wolffia columbiana were recovered from 16% of D. viduata and 32% of Coscoroba samples (total = 164 plantlets). The viability of plants was tested, and asexual reproduction was confirmed. Wolffia columbiana is an expanding alien in Europe. Avian endozoochory of asexual angiosperm propagules may be an important, overlooked dispersal means for aquatic plants, and may contribute to the invasive character of alien species.
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