Undocumented biodiversity of marine Oomycota is found in the Arctic
Oomycota are fungal-like organisms and notorious parasites of fish, crops, and algae. A new study published in IMA Fungus analyzed samples across the… Read more »
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Why not all gulls eat fish and chips
It is well established that sea gulls can profit from human food sources but at what cost? In this blog Susanne van Donk, corresponding author of a… Read more »
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