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

Table 14: Average Rates of Mortality From Various Causes

Table 14. Average rates of mortality from various causes as determined from 50 replications of the simulation model.

Mortality cause	Male	Female
Fox	5.1%	18.1%
Summer "other"	11.9	12.7
Hunting	15.8	10.2
Winter "other"	4.0	4.2

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