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Impact of Red Fox Predation on the Sex Ratio of Prairie Mallards

Table 6: Incidence of Mallards Found Above Ground at Red Fox Rearing Dens


Table 6. Incidence of mallards found above ground at red fox rearing dens in eastern North Dakota.
Year
Number of dens examined
Number of mallards above ground
Number of mallards per den
1969
103
36
.35
1970
78
28
.36
1971
90
20
.22
1972
96
25
.26
1973
127
28
.22

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