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RESEARCH ARTICLE

The European Rabbit in South-Western Australia. III. Survival.

SH Wheeler and DR King

Australian Wildlife Research 12(2) 213 - 225
Published: 1985

Abstract

The survival of Oryctolagus cuniculus was investigated at 2 sites in the southern part of Western Australia using live-trapping. Winter myxomatosis appears to have been a major factor in determining the changes in population size, through its effect on the survival of young rabbits.

https://doi.org/10.1071/WR9850213

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