| Abstract: | Open-top nest baskets were mounted on upright metal poles in various wetlands to assess the value of baskets as a potential technique for increasing duck nest success. Observations were made from 1966-1968 in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin and were continued through 1973 in North Dakota. Baskets were used most readily in the prairie pothole region; of the 1,038 basket nest sites provided during 1966-68, 392 contained clutches of eggs (38 percent), and 324 (83 percent) hatched. Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) initiated 98 percent of these nests. Factors affecting nest success included human disturbance, nesting material, egg freezing, and avian predation. |
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| ProdID: | 1001587 |
| Citation Author: | Doty, H. A.; Lee, F. B.; Kruse, A. D. |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | p. 68-73 |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Use of elevated nest baskets by ducks; 1975; Article; Journal; Wildlife Society Bulletin; Doty, H. A.; Lee, F. B.; Kruse, A. D. |
| Citation Start Page: | 68 |
| Citation Volume: | 3 |
| Citation Year: | 1975 |
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| Text: | Use of elevated nest baskets by ducks; 1975; Article; Journal; Wildlife Society Bulletin; Doty, H. A.; Lee, F. B.; Kruse, A. D. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 1975 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
