Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Bromus spp. (Brome) [Poaceae]
(observations are from Whitaker & Mumford, Martin et al., Ernst et al., Cole & Batzli, Whitaker, Bellrose, and Schneider et al.)
Birds
Anatidae: Branta canadensis (Canada Goose) [feeds on these grasses] Blr1942; Phasianidae: Perdix perdix (Hungarian Partridge) [seeds comprise 5-10% of the diet in the Northern Plains during winter] MZN1951
Mammals
Cervidae: Cervus canadensis (Elk) [foliage of these grasses provides 3.3% of the diet] SMA2006, Cricetidae: Microtous ochrogaster (Prairie Vole) [feeds on seeds and/or foliage] CB1979; Dipodidae: Zapus hudsonius (Meadow Jumping Mouse) [seeds of these grasses comprise 0.8% of the diet volume] WM1970; Muridae: Mus musculus (House Mouse) [seeds comprise 1.3% of the diet by volume] Wh1966
Turtles
Emydidae: Terrapene carolina (Eastern Box Turtle) [feeds on woodland species of Brome grasses] EBL1994