Land slugs (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) on birds demonstrate dispersal potential

Land slugs (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) on birds demonstrate dispersal potential

We describe the discovery of two slugs, Arion subfuscus and Deroceras reticulatum on living adult birds captured for banding at Powdermill Nature Reserve, Rector, Pennsylvania. The presence of slugs on birds suggests that bird transport might play a role in slug dispersal.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Nautilus (Philadelphia) 2012-03, Vol.126 (1), p.38-40
Hauptverfasser: Pearce, T A, Mulvihill, R S, Porter, KA
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Sprache:eng
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Arion subfuscus
Aves
Deroceras reticulatum
Gastropoda
Pulmonata
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Zusammenfassung:We describe the discovery of two slugs, Arion subfuscus and Deroceras reticulatum on living adult birds captured for banding at Powdermill Nature Reserve, Rector, Pennsylvania. The presence of slugs on birds suggests that bird transport might play a role in slug dispersal.
ISSN:0028-1344