The primary objective of this study was to assess forage preference of woody vegetation by American beavers (Castor canadensis) on rivers in central Texas. Foraging data collected for beavers on three primary rivers in central Texas during 1990 and 1991 provided information on diet, food preferences and size class selectivity of woody plants. White mulberry (Morus alba) and boxelder (Acer negundo) had the greatest use on all rivers. Beavers preferred eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides), white mulberry, Mexican buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa), black willow (Salix nigra), and bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) on all rivers and avoided Chinaberry ((Melia azedarach), hackberry (Celtis sp.), cedar ...
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