Metabolically active angiosperms survive passage through the digestive tract of a large-bodied waterbird
Avian vectors, such as ducks, swans and geese, are important dispersers of plant propagules.Until recently, it was thought that small vegetative propagules were reliant on adherence to vectors and are unlikely to survive passage through the avian digestive tract.Here, we conclusively demonstrate that metabolically active angiosperms can survive pas