Observations on reproduction, mortality, and behaviour in a small, free-living population of wild rabbits

Abstract

The history is described of a small, natural population of rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus (L)., during a single breeding season. Each warren colony consisted of a single breeding group, with dominant male and female, a territory around the warren, and one or more unattached rabbits living outside the warren. Predators killed approximately 70 % of all young.