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There were no effects of Hg on adult weights and no overt signs of Hg poisoning in adults. The Hg-containing diet had no effect on fertility of eggs, but hatching success of eggs was significantly higher for females fed 0.5 \u00b5g\/g Hg (71.8%) than for controls (57.5%). Survival of ducklings through 6 d of age was the same (97.8%) for controls and mallards fed 0.5 \u00b5g\/g mercury. However, the mean number of ducklings produced per female was significantly higher for the pairs fed 0.5 \u00b5g\/g Hg (21.4) than for controls (16.8). Although mercury in the parents' diet had no effect on mean duckling weights at hatching, ducklings from parents fed 0.5 \u00b5g\/g Hg weighed significantly more (mean\u2009=\u200987.2 g) at 6 d of age than did control ducklings (81.0 g). The mean concentration of Hg in eggs laid by parents fed 0.5 \u00b5g\/g mercury was 0.81 \u00b5g\/g on a wet-weight basis. 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