Mallards displayed a delayed margin of safety, increasing the risk of collisions at high speeds. The study suggests mallards are wholly unequipped to respond to vehicles at high speeds, with ...

Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks – natural carriers of avian influenza – stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard ...

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Michigan duck season opened with an average outlook, even as DNR and Ducks Unlimited data show long-term mallard declines.

Mallards -- the familiar ducks of city parks -- are one of a group of closely related species, many of which are far less common. Interbreeding can threaten the genetic distinctiveness of those other ...

Every fall, millions of American waterfowlers load their layouts, clean their decoys, and argue about calling technique — but the shape of each season starts months earlier, on the breeding grounds of ...

Mallard ducks: It seems like they’re everywhere (spoiler alert: they pretty much are), and they’re familiar to most of us. But what do you know about them beyond “they’re the ones with the green heads ...

Newswise — A recent study published in the journal Molecular Ecology presents significant findings related to the genetic makeup of two North American iconic ducks: mallards and American black ducks.

Tracy Rittenhouse will perform novel research to improve understanding of how mallards live in Connecticut's diverse areas through a grant from CT DEEP. (Pixabay) Ducks floating on ponds or waddling ...