Rabbit  (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Species information

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Glossary

  • Myxamatosis: a contagious viral disease in rabbits.

References

  1. Animal Diversity Web (August 2002): http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/oryctolagus/o._cuniculus$narrative.html
  2. Burton, J. A. (1991) Field guide to the mammals of Britain and Europe. Kingfisher Books, London.
  3. The Mammal Society. Mammal Factsheets (August 2002): http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/rabbit.shtml
  4. Leach, M. (1989) The rabbit. Shire Natural History, Shire Publications, Aylesbury.
  5. 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
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