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Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Populus grandidentata (Bigtooth
Aspen)
[Salicaceae]
(observations are from Martin et al., DeGraaf, Ludewig & Bowyer, and Lowe
Birds
Fringillidae:
Coccothraustes vespertinus (Evening Grosbeak) [feeds on buds]
DGr2002, Haemorhous purpureus (Purple Finch) [feeds
on buds] DGr2002; Paridae:
Poecile atricapillus (Black-capped Chickadee) [uses this tree
for protective cover & cavities for nesting sites] DGr2002; Phasianidae:
Bonasa umbellus
(Ruffed Grouse) [buds comprise 10-25% of the diet in Pennsylvania
during fall, buds & catkins are preferred sources of food]
MZN1951
DGr2002; Picidae: Picoides pubescens
(Downy Woodpecker) [uses this tree for protective cover &
cavities for nesting sites] DGr2002, Picoides villosus
(Hairy Woodpecker) [uses this tree for protective cover &
cavities for nesting sites] DGr2002, Sphyrapicus varius
(Yellow-bellied Sapsucker) [feeds on the sap & uses this tree
for
protective cover & cavities for nesting sites] DGr2002
Mammals
Cervidae: Alces americanus (American Moose) [this tree provides 2.4% of the winter diet in Maine] LdBw1985; Vespertilionidae: Myotis lucifugus (Little Brown Bat) [cavities & exfoliating bark of this tree were used as fall roost sites in Nova Scotia] Lw2012
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