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

Table 8: Proportion of Mallards Taken by Foxes That are Brought to Rearing Dens

Table 8. Proportion of mallards taken by red foxes that are brought to rearing dens.^a

Month	Number taken	Number at den	Percent
April	38	7	18
May	95	45	47
June	152	25	16
Total	285	77	27

^a From G.L. Rohde (unpublished data).

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