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Hen and brood exit from predator exclosures : 1992 progress report / David W. Howerter, Robert B. Emery and Brian L. Joynt.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Stonewall, MB : Ducks Unlimited Canada, 1993.Description: 18 p. : ill. ; 28 cmOnline resources: Summary: In 1991, the Saskatchewan Wetland Corporation (SWCC), in cooperation with the Canadian Wildlife Service and Ducks Unlimited Canada (through the Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research (IWWR), conducted a study to more definitively quantify the delays incurred by mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) hens and broods on their way from the nest to a wetland caused by predator exclosure fences, and document whether these delays resulted in increased duckling mortality.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 9-10).

In 1991, the Saskatchewan Wetland Corporation (SWCC), in cooperation with the Canadian Wildlife Service and Ducks Unlimited Canada (through the Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research (IWWR), conducted a study to more definitively quantify the delays incurred by mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) hens and broods on their way from the nest to a wetland caused by predator exclosure fences, and document whether these delays resulted in increased duckling mortality.

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