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Survival of female black ducks, Anas rubripes, during the breeding season

January 1, 1983

The Mayfield method was used to estimate the survival rate of 19 radio-marked, female Black Ducks (Anas rubripes) in southcentral Maine during 1977-80. An overall survival rate of 0.74 was estimated for the 121-day monitoring period that included the pre-laying and laying, incubation, brood rearing, and post-rearing stages. No differences in survival rates were detected among these stages. Two instrumented hens were killed by Red-shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus) and a third was killed by an unknown predator. We found no evidence that the attachment of radio transmitters affected hen survival.

Publication Year 1983
Title Survival of female black ducks, Anas rubripes, during the breeding season
Authors J.K. Ringelman, J. R. Longcore
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Canadian Field-Naturalist
Index ID 5221826
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Patuxent Wildlife Research Center