Paramecium Transport by Land Snails |
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Authors: | BASSETT MAGUIRE JR DENTON BELK |
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Institution: | Department of Zoology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712 |
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Abstract: | SYNOPSIS. Field observations and experiments in a tropical forest revealed that Paramecium multimicronucleatum and other small aquatic organisms are transported between Heliconia flowers by terrestrial snails of the genus Caracolus . It is probable that dispersal is readily accomplished in tropical forests, and that the presence or absence of Paramecium in a given area therefore is determined by biological interactions. |
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