Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato) [Solanaceae]
(observations are from Ernst et al., Lagler, and Myers et al.)
Mammals
Cervidae: Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) [1% of deer droppings contained viable seeds of this plant in New York] Myr2004
Turtles
Chelydridae: Chelydra serpentina (Snapping Turtle) [feeds on fruits] Lg1943; Emydidae: Terrapene carolina (Eastern Box Turtle) [feeds on fruits] EBL1994, Terrapene ornata (Ornate Box Turtle) [feeds on fruits] EBL1994