Trait-Based Selection of Seeds Ingested and Dispersed by North American Waterfowl

Trait-Based Selection of Seeds Ingested and Dispersed by North American Waterfowl

There are few studies on the extent to which waterfowl select plant food compared with what is available in wetland ecosystems. We used a new dataset on the presence of seeds in the alimentary canal or feces to identify flowering plant species whose seeds are ingested by North American ducks or gees...

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Main Authors: Bia A. Almeida, Mihai Costea, Giliandro G. Silva, Leonardo Maltchik, Susan E. W. De La Cruz, John Y. Takekawa, Andy J. Green
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
seed dispersal
foraging guild
functional trait
endozoochory
long-distance dispersal
Anatidae
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/13/1964
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