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 **An Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Alters Development Stages Within Pedunculate Oak’s Endogenous Growth Rhythm**
 
 
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 ## Authors & Affiliations:
 
 **Felix Zimmermann** (*Corresponding Author*; Research Unit Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland; felix.zimmermann@wsl.ch; [ORCID: 0009-0002-0762-2454](https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0762-2454))