Feral Mallards: A risk for hybridisation with wild Pacific Black Ducks in Australia?
Hybridisation is widespread in waterfowl and hybrids are often fertile. Mallards Anas platyrhynchos hybridise with numerous dabbling ducks and have been associated with decline in many Anas species with which they co-occur. Mallards have been introduced in Australia and New Zealand where they hybrid...
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ftdeakinunifig:oai:figshare.com:article/20837005 2024-06-23T07:54:31+00:00 Feral Mallards: A risk for hybridisation with wild Pacific Black Ducks in Australia? Patrick Guay JP Tracey 2009-10-07T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30101856 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Feral_Mallards_A_risk_for_hybridisation_with_wild_Pacific_Black_Ducks_in_Australia_/20837005 unknown http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30101856 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Feral_Mallards_A_risk_for_hybridisation_with_wild_Pacific_Black_Ducks_in_Australia_/20837005 All Rights Reserved Uncategorised value Text Journal contribution 2009 ftdeakinunifig 2024-06-06T01:35:51Z Hybridisation is widespread in waterfowl and hybrids are often fertile. Mallards Anas platyrhynchos hybridise with numerous dabbling ducks and have been associated with decline in many Anas species with which they co-occur. Mallards have been introduced in Australia and New Zealand where they hybridise with indigenous Pacific Black Ducks Anas superciliosa. The extent of hybridisation in Australia is unknown, but Mallards pose a potentially serious threat to endemic duck populations and have already caused the extinction of some populations of Pacific Black Ducks in New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island. The distribution and abundance of Mallards and the extent of hybridisation in Australia must be determined as a priority to ensure the long-term genetic integrity of the Pacific Black Duck. Article in Journal/Newspaper Macquarie Island DRO - Deakin Research Online New Zealand Pacific |
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Hybridisation is widespread in waterfowl and hybrids are often fertile. Mallards Anas platyrhynchos hybridise with numerous dabbling ducks and have been associated with decline in many Anas species with which they co-occur. Mallards have been introduced in Australia and New Zealand where they hybridise with indigenous Pacific Black Ducks Anas superciliosa. The extent of hybridisation in Australia is unknown, but Mallards pose a potentially serious threat to endemic duck populations and have already caused the extinction of some populations of Pacific Black Ducks in New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island. The distribution and abundance of Mallards and the extent of hybridisation in Australia must be determined as a priority to ensure the long-term genetic integrity of the Pacific Black Duck. |
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Feral Mallards: A risk for hybridisation with wild Pacific Black Ducks in Australia? |
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Feral Mallards: A risk for hybridisation with wild Pacific Black Ducks in Australia? |
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Feral Mallards: A risk for hybridisation with wild Pacific Black Ducks in Australia? |
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Feral Mallards: A risk for hybridisation with wild Pacific Black Ducks in Australia? |
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Feral Mallards: A risk for hybridisation with wild Pacific Black Ducks in Australia? |
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feral mallards: a risk for hybridisation with wild pacific black ducks in australia? |
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2009 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30101856 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Feral_Mallards_A_risk_for_hybridisation_with_wild_Pacific_Black_Ducks_in_Australia_/20837005 |
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New Zealand Pacific |
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New Zealand Pacific |
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Macquarie Island |
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Macquarie Island |
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