Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

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a From G.L. Rohde (unpublished data).


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