Land slugs (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) on birds demonstrate dispersal potential
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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. Additional keywords: Gray fieldslug, Deroceras reticulatum, dusky arion slug, Arion subfuscus, common yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas, northern saw-whet owl, Aegolius acadicus.
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