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Show Notes
Hosts Dr. Mike Brasher and Chris Jennings dive into North America’s most populous waterfowl species in this episode. Brasher and Jennings expand the mallard conversation into its entire life cycle, preferred habitats, and even close relatives. This is the all-things mallard episode you’ve been waiting for.
Topics
mic checkDucks on the Podcasthostspecieswaterfowlmallardstaranthropomorphizewaterfowl worldwaterfowl literaturepopularmallardsurban environmentsbreeding habitatsprairie pothole regionNorth Americaeggsnestsprocessbreeding ecologymallardnest site selectionmallardsclutch sizere-nestingincubationtime of yearducksbreeding processclutch sizehatchabilityblack bellywhistling duckscavity nesting speciesparasitizedmassive clutch sizesthermal regulationadverse weather conditionsbroodpredatorsmortalityducklingswetlandinvertebratesprotein resourcesmigrationvisual observationsmale mateincubationre-nest opportunitiesradio markedoriginal male materangingmileshatchesmolting lakesbrood carewing feathersbreeding groundsraising broodnestdestroyedmolting lakesflight feathersstaging periodfoodsapproachingMallard migrationLouisianaNorth Dakotanutrientsducksmallardsdietmoltwetlandfeathersbody moltwinterfemalesmallard productionNortheastern USdistributionhabitatsharvestabundanceharvested specieshigh statureappreciationgreen headWestern mallardconservation concernsmid-continent populationdeclining mallard populationsEastern Mallardmallardsproxyconservation effortspodcastwetlands conservation