Abstract
Effective management and modelling of the Playa Lakes Region (PLR) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) population requires season and cause specific survival estimates. Habitat protection and management strategies will benefit from survival data as well. Thus, we monitored 153 radio-marked female mallards during 3 winters 1986-87 to 1988-89, to examine factors affecting survival in the PLR. Mean survival rate during the 100-day period 21 November to 1 March was 0.777 ± 0.04 (SE). We did not detect any age or annual differences in survival. Precipitation and habitat availability varied among years. Survival rates (S) were higher (P < 0.10) for individuals in good body condition (s = 0.888 ± 0.07) than those in poor condition (S=0.661±0.09)
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