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Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:

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Potamogeton nodosus
(Long-leaved Pondweed) [Potamogetonaceae]
(observations are from Bellrose, Havera, and Anderson)

Birds

Anatidae: Aix sponsa (Wood Duck) [feeds on this plant in Illinois, this plant comprises 4% of the diet in Illinois] Hv1999 And1959, Anas acuta (Northern Pintail) [feeds on this plant in Illinois, this plant comprises 1% of the diet in Illinois] Hv1999 And1959, Anas americana (American Wigeon) [feeds on this plant in Illinois, this plant comprises 2% of the diet in Illinois] Hv1999 And1959, Anas clypeata (Northern Shoveler) [this plant comprises 1% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas crecca carolinensis (Green-winged Teal) [this plant comprises 1% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas discors (Blue-winged Teal) [this plant comprises less than 1% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) [feeds on this plant in Illinois, this plant comprises 1% of the diet in Illinois] Hv1999 And1959, Anas rubripes (Black Duck) [this plant comprises 8% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas strepera (Gadwall) [this plant comprises 1% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Aythya affinis (Lesser Scaup) [feeds on this plant in Illinois, this plant comprises 1% of the diet in Illinois] Hv1999 And1959, Aythya americana (Redhead) [feeds on this plant, this plant comprises 33% of the diet in Illinois] Blr1942 And1959, Aythya collaris (Ring-necked Duck) [feeds on this plant in Illinois, this plant comprises 8% of the diet in Illinois] Hv1999 And1959, Aythya valisineria (Canvasback) [feeds on this plant, this plant comprises 25% of the diet in Illinois] Blr1942 And1959, Bucephala clangula (Common Goldeneye) [this plant comprises 15% of the diet in Illinois] And1959
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