Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

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

Table 7: Location of Mallards in Food Remains at Excavated Red Fox Dens


Table 7. Location of mallards in food remains at completely excavated red fox rearing dens.
Year
Excavated dens with mallards
Total mallards found
Mallards above ground
Additional mallards below ground
1969
5
10
4
6
1970
24
47
23
24
1971
21
26
13
13
1972
23
35
18
17
1973
2
3
1
2
Total
75
121
59
62

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