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Tree hitched a ride to island

Acacia analysis reveals globetrotting seed trekked 18,000 kilometres from Hawaii to Réunion.

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Marris, E. Tree hitched a ride to island. Nature 510, 320–321 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/510320a

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