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mycophagous

[mī′käf·ə·gəs]
(zoology)
Feeding on fungi.
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Johnson CN (1994) Mycophagy and spore dispersal by a rat-kangaroo: consumption of ectomycorrhizal taxa in relation to their abundance.
The relationship between animal foraging and nutrient patchiness in south-west Australian woodland soils
Role of mycophagy and bacteriophagy in invertebrate nutrition, p.
Consumption by eastern woodrats (Neotoma floridana) of food infected by fungi
(4) What is the correlation between mycophagy and [Alpha]-amanitin tolerance within the group?
Phylogenetic analysis of breeding site use and alpha-amanitin tolerance within the Drosophila quinaria species group
Key words: caching behavior, epigeous fungi, Larix occidentalis, Montana, mushrooms, mycophagy, Red Squirrel, Suillus, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, Western Larch
Use of conifers by Red Squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in Montana for drying and caching mushrooms
The consumption of mycelium, basidiomes, or spores of fungi is called either fungivory or mycophagy, and may be one of the oldest feeding habits of beetles (Gillott 1982; Lawrence 1989).
Host fungi and feeding habits of Ciidae (Coleoptera) in a subtropical rainforest in southern Brazil, with an overview of host fungi of Neotropical ciids
Tapping into the benefits of commercial mushroom production in Nigeria will reduce the country's unemployment rate, increase her food security and revenue base while bridging her rural-urban mycophagy gap.
Cultivation performance of Pleurotus pulmonarius in Maiduguri, North Eastern Nigeria, using wood chippings and rice straw waste
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