Interactions between mammalian grazers and plant pathogens: an elephant in the room?

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Seraina Lisa Cappelli et al. New Phytol. 2021 Oct.

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. 2021 Oct;232(1):8-10.

doi: 10.1111/nph.17533. Epub 2021 Jul 2.

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Keywords: fungal pathogens; grasslands; mammalian grazers; meta-analysis; plant pathogens; trophic interactions.

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