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Hysterangium bonobo: A newly described truffle species that is eaten by bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Source :
- Mycologia. 112(6)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Many animals have been shown to eat fungi and most truffle-like fungi depend on animals for spore dispersal via mycophagy. Although these interactions are widespread, they are understudied in many habitats. In this study, we show that bonobos (
- Subjects :
- Truffle
biology
Physiology
Bonobo
fungi
Zoology
Cell Biology
General Medicine
Feeding Behavior
Pan paniscus
biology.organism_classification
Hysterangium
Spore
Diet
Ascomycota
Genetics
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Biological dispersal
Phallomycetidae
Animals
Hysterangiales
Molecular Biology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15572536
- Volume :
- 112
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Mycologia
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....414ac1ac4e04ed847b9892a7cafb6469