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American Golden Plovers Are Smuggling Plants into Australia

To: Bill Stent <>
Subject: American Golden Plovers Are Smuggling Plants into Australia
From: robert morris <>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 08:58:17 +1000
Oh Ok ! What would be more plausible and interesting would be to know if 
Pacific Golden Plovers do the same thing. It might be a bit different though as 
they are more of a coastal species when not breeding - whereas American Golden 
Plovers like grasslands more in South America. Hence species they transfer 
might be more likely to survive? 

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> On 17 Jun 2014, at 8:50, "Bill Stent" <> wrote:
> 
> I think what Laurie was inferring from the article is that if AGPs
> transfer plant material between N America and S America, then this
> proves that they can do it.
> 
> The inference is that the same species could conceivably (and probably
> likely) be doing the same thing between other continents it visits,
> albeit as a vagrant.
> 
> Bill
> 
> On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 8:41 AM, robert morris
> <> wrote:
>> Exactly - that's what I read. Plant material moving between Northern North 
>> America to Southern South America. Not sure where Australia comes into the 
>> equation?
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On 16 Jun 2014, at 21:42, "Peter Shute" <> wrote:
>>> 
>>> But they're talking about South America, aren't they, not Australia?
>>> 
>>> Peter Shute
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> On 16 Jun 2014, at 9:37 pm, "Laurie Knight" <> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> There’s a picture of AGP in the article  ;)
>>>> 
>>>>> On 16 Jun 2014, at 6:57 pm, robert morris <> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Really? American Golden Plovers?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 16 Jun 2014, at 18:10, "Laurie Knight" <> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> :)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140612085339.htm
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> First evidence of bryophyte diaspores in the plumage of transequatorial 
>>>>>> migrant birds
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