Medium-sized forest snails survive passage through birds’
digestive tract and adhere strongly to birds’ legs: more
evidence for passive dispersal mechanisms

J 2016

Medium-sized forest snails survive passage through birds’ digestive tract and adhere strongly to birds’ legs: more evidence for passive dispersal mechanisms

SIMONOVÁ, Jasna, Ondřej P. SIMON, Šimon KAPIC, Lukáš NEHASIL, Michal HORSÁK et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Medium-sized forest snails survive passage through birds’ digestive tract and adhere strongly to birds’ legs: more evidence for passive dispersal mechanisms

Authors

SIMONOVÁ, Jasna (203 Czech Republic), Ondřej P. SIMON (203 Czech Republic), Šimon KAPIC (203 Czech Republic), Lukáš NEHASIL (203 Czech Republic) and Michal HORSÁK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Journal of Molluscan Studies, 2016, 0260-1230

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.250

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/16:00090890

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyw005

UT WoS

000380019000007

Keywords in English

land snails; dispersion; endozoochory; birds; experiments

Abstract

V originále

It is well known that land snails can be dispersed by birds, both by attachment to the body (ectozoochory) and by passing intact and alive through the bird’s digestive tract (endozoochory). Endozoochory has, however, only been recorded for very small species. We examined the possibility that larger species (up to c. 17 mm in maximum shell dimension) could survive passage through a bird’s digestive system. Live Alinda biplicata, Cochlodina laminata (both Clausiliidae) and Discus rotundatus (Discidae) were fed to 10 bird species (Corvidae, Turdidae, Sturnidae and Columbidae) in 14 experimental trials. Of 720 snails offered, 14 passed intact through the birds, of which nine were alive (eight clausiliids and one D. rotundatus); thus more than 1% of all snails offered survived ingestion. In an additional experiment, some A. biplicata and C. laminata remained attached to birds’ legs by pedal adhesion in simulated flight trials where the birds’ legs oscillated at the maximum rate achieved during flight.

Citovat

SIMONOVÁ, Jasna, Ondřej P. SIMON, Šimon KAPIC, Lukáš NEHASIL and Michal HORSÁK. Medium-sized forest snails survive passage through birds’ digestive tract and adhere strongly to birds’ legs: more evidence for passive dispersal mechanisms. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 2016, vol. 82, August, p. 422-426. ISSN 0260-1230. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyw005.

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SIMONOVÁ, Jasna, Ondřej P. SIMON, Šimon KAPIC, Lukáš NEHASIL and Michal HORSÁK. Medium-sized forest snails survive passage through birds’ digestive tract and adhere strongly to birds’ legs: more evidence for passive dispersal mechanisms. \textit{Journal of Molluscan Studies}. 2016, vol.~82, August, p.~422-426. ISSN~0260-1230. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyw005.

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