Stowaway fungi hitch a ride with birds to be with their plant partners

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Jan 24, 2019, 2:56 am163 pts
For the first time, scientists have shown that fungal hitchhikers use birds to colonize new territories with their plant partners. In a New Phytologist study, the researchers provide the first evidence that birds don't just carry plants to new places, but their fungal partners too.

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