| Abstract: | Nest-site selection by mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) hens was studied on a 52-km2, privately owned area in the Missouri Coteau of south-central North Dakota during 1974-77. Sixty-six percent of 53 nests initiated by radio-marked and unmarked hens were in wetlands in dense stands of emergent vegetation and usually within 50 m of the wetland edge. These findings and other sources of information suggest that significant numbers of mallards breeding in the Prairie Pothole Region nest in marsh habitat. Potential factors contributing to mallard use of marsh habitat for nesting purposes are discussed. Management considerations associated with marsh nesting by mallards are described and research needs are identified. |
| Genre: | Article |
| ProdID: | 1001286 |
| Citation Author: | Krapu, G. L.; Talent, L. G.; Dwyer, T. J. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation End Page: | 110 |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 6 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | p. 104-110 |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Marsh nesting by mallards; 1979; Article; Journal; Wildlife Society Bulletin; Krapu, G. L.; Talent, L. G.; Dwyer, T. J. |
| Citation Start Page: | 104 |
| Citation Volume: | 7 |
| Citation Year: | 1979 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Marsh nesting by mallards; 1979; Article; Journal; Wildlife Society Bulletin; Krapu, G. L.; Talent, L. G.; Dwyer, T. J. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
