Species/variety* | Mean percent leaf area consumed | Mean dried fecal pellet weight (mg) |
---|---|---|
European species | ||
T. tomentosa ‘Erecta’ | 15.69 ab | 55.4 bc |
T. platyphyllos | 45.09 c | 79.5 c |
T. × euchlora | 29.04 c | 60.9 bc |
T. cordata (reference) | 23.23 b | 79.9 c |
T. tomentosa | 17.34 ab | 60.7 bc |
North American species | ||
T. americana | 6.34 a | 23.1 ab |
T. heterophylla | 11.64 ab | 58.5 bc |
T. orbicularis | 29.15 c | 66.7 bc |
T. caroliniana | 11.38 ab | 47.9 bc |
Asian species | ||
T. petiolaris | 11.73 ab | 38.2 ab |
T. mongolica | 22.92 b | 71.3 c |
T. maximowicziana | 18.33 b | 51.9 bc |
T. oliveri | 9.79 ab | 28.0 ab |
T. chinensis | 17.83 ab | 36.1 ab |
T. amurensis | 28.00 c | 76.9 c |
T. japonica | 12.42 ab | 17.9 a |
↵* Values within columns followed by the same letter are not signficantly different (P < 0.05; Student-Neuman-Keuls multiple comparison test).