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. 2009 Jul 14;30(4):601–624. doi: 10.1007/s10764-009-9363-0

Table IV.

Percentage of feeding recordsa for the 10 top-ranked identified plant species (out of all records of plant feeding for which the plant species could be identified to at least genus level)

Rank Species Family % of feeding records Selection index
1 Acanthopanax evodiaefolius Araliaceae 47.0 20.4
2 Sorbus spp.b Rosaceae 15.3 9.5
3 Acer spp.c Aceraceae 7.7 3.4
4 Sorbus cf. thibetica Rosaceae 6.3 4.9
5 Fargesia spp.d Gramineae 5.5 NAe
6 Pterocarya delavayi Juglandaceae 4.5 71.7
7 Cornus macrophylla Cornaceae 1.8 1.8
8 Padus obtusata Rosaceae 1.5 41.8
9 Tilia cf. chinensis Tiliaceae 1.2 1.2
10 Litsea chunii Lauraceae 0.9 8.6

1In total, there were 2674 identified feeding records (1788 for lichens, 886 for plants).

bIncludes Sorbus oligodonta, S. rufopilosa, S. rehderiana, S. monbeigii, S. hupehensis, and S. macrantha; distinguishing among these species was difficult.

cIncludes Acer laxiflorum, A. mono. A. hookeri, A. caesium, and A. caudatum; distinguishing among these species was difficult.

dIncludes Fargesia cf. melanostachys and F. cf. dura. Identifying bamboos to species level was not possible.

eBamboo.