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#Caliochory: Nest-mediated seed dispersal
Vögel tragen allen möglichen Kram in ihren Nestern zusammen u verbreiten dadurch Pflanzensamen
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December 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Learn a new word: Caliochory" : Seed dispersal via bird nests. Check out this fun new article from @ncbg.bsky.social's Carol Ann McCormick where she discusses learning about specimens in the Herbarium grown from seeds in bird nests & what she learned about them 1/n 🧪
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Nesting with Herbarium Specimens - North Carolina Botanical Garden
by Carol Ann McCormick Curatrix of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) One of the joys of a winter walk is discovering a bird nest revealed... Read More
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December 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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🐦🧶Cotton facilitates long-distance seed dispersal by functioning as nest material for birds

📷 Roos van der Meer

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#SeedDispersal #Cotton #Caliochory #Mousebird #NestMaterial
An image showing a bird's nest with two eggs placed on a bed of cotton. The scene represents a study on how cotton helps seeds travel via bird nests.
June 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM