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Explain how the evolution of vascular plants hasprovided opportunities for fungal diversification

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter14: Plants And Fungi

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