Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Science Article 1 abstract The effects of back-mounted radio transmitters on reproductive effort and return rates of pre-nesting pairs and incubating female Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa) were investigated. Twenty of 22 pre-nesting pairs remained together after capture and radio-marking, but only two females from radio-marked pairs attempted to incubate, and none […]
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Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Aix sponsa | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Wood Duck | [FR] Canard carolin | [DE] Brautente | [ES] Pato de la Florida | [NL] Carolinaeend Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Aix sponsa NA widespread Genus Aix is a genus that contains two species of ducks: the […]