Dabbling ducks spread plant seeds

A new study suggests that dabbling ducks may be an important seed dispersal pathway for a very wide variety of plant species.

Dabbling ducks (of the subfamily Anatinae) are omnivorous birds that are widespread, numerous, highly mobile and often migratory, and therefore have great potential for long-distance dispersal of other organisms, including plants. However, their ability to act as plant dispersal vectors has received little attention compared to fruit- and berry-eating birds, and is often assumed to be relevant just for wetland plant species.


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