Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

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Glossary

Myxamatosis: a contagious viral disease in rabbits.

References

Animal Diversity Web (August 2002):
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/oryctolagus/o._cuniculus$narrative.html
Burton, J. A. (1991) Field guide to the mammals of Britain and Europe. Kingfisher Books, London.
Leach, M. (1989) The rabbit. Shire Natural History, Shire Publications, Aylesbury.
The Mammal Society. Mammal Factsheets (August 2002):
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/rabbit.shtml
Macdonald, D.W. and Tattershall, F.T. (2001) Britain's mammals- the challenge for conservation. The Wildlife Conservation research unit, Oxford. Available from:
http://www.wildcru.org