Animal-fungal interactions 2: first report of mycophagy by the Eastern European Hedgehog Erinaceus concolor Martin, 1837 (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Erinaceidae)

Autor:	Todd F. Elliott, James M. Trappe, Aziz Türkoğlu
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	ectomycorrhizae fungivory hypogeous fungi rhizopogon Ecology QH540-549.5 General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution QH1-199.5
Zdroj:	Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol 10, Iss 9, Pp 12277-12279 (2018)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0974-7893 0974-7907
DOI:	10.11609/jott.4350.10.9.12277-12279
Popis:	Mycophagy (fungivory) performs numerous important ecosystem functions for fungi, plants, and animals. Fungi serve as food for diverse mammals, ranging from bears, Ursus spp., to shrews, Sorex spp. However, among the many mammals reported to eat fungi, hedgehogs and other insectivores have been poorly studied. Based on microscopic examination of a fecal sample collected from an Eastern European Hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor) near Ula-Muğla, Turkey, we provide the first confirmed evidence of mycophagy by hedgehogs and review the literature on hedgehog mycophagy.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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