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09/09/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 09/08/2024 20:56
Solving the mystery of Aotearoa's colourful fungi
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Solving the mystery of Aotearoa's colourful fungi
9 September 2024
A 30-year-old theory to explain why some NZ fungi is brightly coloured has been confirmed.
With no land mammals to eat them, truffle-like fungi rely on colour to attract birds Photo: Amy Martin
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The mystery of why some New Zealand fungi mimic fruit has been solved. The vivid colours of some fungi species are an evolutionary echo of a time when our forests thronged with birdlife.
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