dc.contributor.author |
Freymann, Bernd P. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-02-09T20:03:15Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-02-09T20:03:15Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2007 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Freymann, Bernd P. 2007. "<a href="https%3A%2F%2Frepository.si.edu%2Fhandle%2F10088%2F11902">Physical properties of fungal rhizomorphs of marasmioid basidiomycetes used as nesting material by birds</a>." <em>Ibis</em>. 150 (2):395–399. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00750.x">https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00750.x</a> |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0019-1019 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10088/11902 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The use of fungal rhizomorphs of marasmioid fungi (horsehair fungi) as nesting material, especially by tropical bird species, is a widespread but poorly documented phenomenon. I show in this first experimental examination of the physical properties of horsehair fungi, that the fungal rhizomorphs utilized by Icterus pustulatus have a significantly higher tensile strength and reduced water uptake than alternative fibres used to build nests. These results suggest an adaptive advantage for the use of marasmioid fungi in nest construction. |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Ibis |
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dc.title |
Physical properties of fungal rhizomorphs of marasmioid basidiomycetes used as nesting material by birds |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.srbnumber |
55478 |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00750.x |
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rft.jtitle |
Ibis |
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rft.volume |
150 |
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rft.issue |
2 |
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rft.spage |
395 |
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rft.epage |
399 |
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dc.description.SIUnit |
BCI |
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dc.description.SIUnit |
Barro Colorado Island |
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dc.description.SIUnit |
Gatun Lake |
en |
dc.description.SIUnit |
Panama Canal |
en |
dc.description.SIUnit |
Encyclopedia of Life |
en |
dc.description.SIUnit |
Forces of Change |
en |
dc.description.SIUnit |
STRI |
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dc.description.SIUnit |
filename_problems |
en |
dc.citation.spage |
395 |
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dc.citation.epage |
399 |
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