James D. Nichols, Robert J. Blohm, Ronald E. Reynolds, Robert E. Trost, James E. Hines, Judith P. Bladen, Band Reporting Rates for Mallards with Reward Bands of Different Dollar Values, The Journal of Wildlife Management, Vol. 55, No. 1 (Jan., 1991), pp. 119-126
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Nichols et al. (1991) studied this question.