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Bever/Schultz Lab
Ecology and Evolution of Plants and Fungi
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Bever/Schultz Lab
We are interested in testing basic ecological and evolutionary processes occurring within plants and their associated fungi. Much of the conceptual basis of ecology and evolution was developed with animals in mind. Plants and fungi differ from animals in important ways, including their motility, their nutrient acquisition systems and their genetic systems.![Bubbles like organisms](/sites/beverlab/files/images/2022/2B-2.png)