Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Najas spp. (Naiad) [Hydrocharitaceae]
(observations are from Martin et al., Ernst et al., Lagler, Bellrose, and Havera; these aquatic plants are also called Water Nymph)
Birds
Anatidae: Anas acuta (Northern Pintail) [foliage & seeds comprise 2-5% of the diet in the Northeast during fall] MZN1951, Anas americana (American Wigeon) [foliage & seeds comprise 5-10% of the diet in the Northeast during fall & winter] MZN1951, Anas clypeata (Northern Shoveler) [these plants comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in the Southeast] MZN1951, Anas crecca carolinensis (Green-winged Teal) [foliage & seeds comprise 2-5% of the diet in the Northeast during fall] MZN1951, Anas discors (Blue-winged Teal) [foliage & seeds comprise 5-10% of the diet in the Northeast during spring, summer, & fall] MZN1951, Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) [foliage & seeds comprise 2-5% of the diet in the Northeast during fall & winter] MZN1951, Anas strepera (Gadwall) [foliage & seeds comprise 5-10% of the diet in the Southeast during winter, feeds on these plants] MZN1951 Blr1942, Aythya affinis (Lesser Scaup) [foliage & seeds comprise 5-10% of the diet in the Northeast during fall & winter & spring, feeds on these plants in Illinois] MZN1951 Hv1999, Aythya americana (Redhead) [foliage & seeds comprise 2-5% of the diet in the Northeast during fall & winter, feeds on these plants] MZN1951 Blr1942, Aythya collaris (Ring-necked Duck) [seeds & foliage comprise 2-5% of the diet in the Northeast during fall] MZN1951, Aythya marila (Greater Scaup) [seeds & foliage comprise 5-10% of the diet in the Northeast during fall, winter, & spring] MZN1951, Aythya valisineria (Canvasback) [these plants comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in the Northeast] MZN1951, Bucephala albeola (Bufflehead) [foliage & seeds comprise 5-10% of the diet in the Northeast during fall, winter, & spring] MZN1951, Oxyura jamaicensis (Ruddy Duck) [foliage & seeds comprise 2-5% of the diet in the East during fall, winter, & spring] MZN1951; Rallidae: Fulica americana (Common Coot) [foliage & seeds comprise 10-25% of the diet in the Northeast throughout the year] MZN1951
Turtles
Chelydridae: Chelydra serpentina (Snapping Turtle) [feeds on plants] EBL1994 Lg1943; Emydidae: Chrysemys picta (Painted Turtle) [feeds on plants] EBL1994 Lg1943, Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding's Turtle) [feeds on these plants] Lg1943, Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter) [feeds on plants] EBL1994, Trachemys scripta (Slider) [feeds on plants] EBL1994; Kinosternidae: Sternotherus odoratus (Stinkpot) [feeds on these plants] Lg1943