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Marasmioid rhizomorphs in bird nests: Species diversity, functional specificity, and new species from the tropics.
Mycologia - 1 Jan 2000
Koch Rachel A, Liu Jingyu, Brann Mia, Jumbam Blaise, Siegel Noah, Aime M Catherine
Abstract excerpt
In tropical and subtropical rainforests, vegetative fungal rhizomorphs from the Marasmiineae are routinely used as construction material in bird nests. Because rhizomorphs seldom produce mushrooms within nests, the fungal species involved remain largely unknown. In turn, this limitation has prevented us from resolving broader questions such as whether specific fungal species are selected by birds for different...
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