Mallard Brood Survival and Wetland Habitat Conditions in Southwestern Manitoba

Although the primary mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) breeding area in North America has been greatly modified by agriculture, the relationship between habitat loss and mallard recruitment is not well understood. Consequently, we used radio telemetry to estimate brood and duckling survival for 69 mallard broods in southwestern Manitoba, 1987-89, and tested for effects of habitat conditions and hatching date. Annual brood and duckling survival...