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Ecology, management and conservation in natural and modified habitats
RESEARCH ARTICLE

The ecology of wild ducks in inland New South Wales. III. Food habits

HJ Frith

CSIRO Wildlife Research 4(2) 131 - 155
Published: 1959

Abstract

The food habits of the wood-duck (Chenonetta jubata (Latham)), black duck (Anas superciliosa Gmelin), grey teal (A. gibberifrons Muller), blue-winged shoveler (A. rhynchotis Latham), pink-eared duck (-Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham)), and white-eyed duck (Aythya australis (Eyton)), are discussed and compared. These six species are the most common, and economically the most important, wild ducks occurring in inland Australia. It is shown that the numbers of different food items are relatively small, and that all the species studied eat the same materials but in varying proportions.

https://doi.org/10.1071/CWR9590131

© CSIRO 1959

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