Bibliography for Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study.
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• Clutton-Brock, J. 1981. Domesticated Animals from Early Times. London : British Museum 208 pp.
• Cooke, B.D. 1982. A shortage of water in natural pastures as a factor limiting a population of rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus (L.), in arid, north-eastern South Australia. Australian Wildlife Research 9: 65-476
• Cooke, B.D. 1983. Changes in the age-structure and size of populations of wild rabbits in South Australia, following the introduction of European rabbit fleas, Spilopsyllus cuniculi (Dale), as vectors of myxomatosis. Australian Wildlife Research 10: 105-120
• Cooke, B.D. 1996. Analysis of the spread of rabbit calicivirus from Wardang Island through mainland Australia. Australian & New Zealand rabbit calicivirus disease program, Canberra. 25 pp.
• Dawson, T.J. & Ellis, B.A. 1994. Diets of mammalian herbivores in Australian arid shrublands: seasonal effects on overlap between red kangaroos, sheep and rabbits and on dietary niche breadths and selectivities. Journal of Arid Environments 26: 257-271
• Edmonds, J.W., Backholer, J.R. & Shepherd, R.C.H. 1981. Some biological characteristics of a feral rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (L.), population of wild and domestic origin. Australian Wildlife Research 8: 589-596
• Flux, J.E.C. 1965. Timing of the breeding season in the hare, Lepus europaeus Pallas, and rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (L.). Mammalia 29: 557-562
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• Fullagar, P.J. 1977. Observations on myxomatosis in a rabbit population with immune adults. Australian Wildlife Research 4: 263-280
• Gilbert, N., Myers, K., Cooke, B.D., Dunsmore, J.D., Fullagar, P.J., Gibb, J.A., King, D.R., Parer, I., Wheeler, S.H. & Wood, D.H. 1987. Comparative dynamics of Australasian rabbit populations. Australian Wildlife Research 14: 491-503
• Hesterman, E.R., Malafant, K. & Mykytowycz, R. 1984. Misidentification of wild rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus, of group members carrying the odor of foreign inguinal gland secretion. III. Experiments with mixed sex groups and analysis of further data from all-male and all-female groups. Journal of Chemical Ecology 10: 403-419
• Hickman, G.C. 1981. National mammal guides: a review of references to Recent faunas. Mammal Review 11: 53-85
• King, D. 1990. The distribution of European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), in Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 18: 71-74
• King, D.R., Wheeler, S.H. & Robinson, M.H. 1984. Daytime locations of European rabbits at three localities in south-western Australia. Australian Wildlife Research 11: 89-92
• King, D.R., Wheeler, S.H. & Schmidt, G.L. 1983. Population fluctuations and reproduction of rabbits in a pastoral area on the coast north of Carnarvon, W.A. Australian Wildlife Research 10: 97-104
• Lange, R.T. & Graham, C.R. 1983. Rabbits and the failure of regeneration in Australian arid zone Acacia. Australian Journal of Ecology 8: 377-381
• Leigh, J.H., Wimbush, D.J., Wood, D.H., Holgate, M.D., Slee, A.V., Stanger, M.G. & Forrester, R.I. 1987. Effects of rabbit grazing and fire on a subalpine environment. I. Herbaceous and shrubby vegetation. Australian Journal of Botany 35: 433-464
• Leigh, J.H., Wood, D.H., Holgate, M.D., Slee, A. & Stanger, M.G. 1989. Effects of rabbit and kangaroo grazing on two semi-arid grassland communities in central-western New South Wales. Australian Journal of Botany 37: 375-396
• Letts, G.A., Bassingthwaighte, A. & de Vos, W.E.L. 1979. Feral Animals in the Northern Territory. Report of the Board of Inquiry 1979. N.T. : Govt. Printer xvi 234 pp.
• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp.
• Long, J.L. 1972. Introduced birds and mammals in Western Australia. Agricultural Protection Board Western Australia Technical Service 1: 1-30
• McIlroy, J.C. & Gifford, E.J. 1992. Secondary poisoning hazards associated with 1080-treated carrot-baiting campaigns against rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus. Wildlife Research 19: 629-641
• Merritt, G.C., Goodrich, B.S., Hesterman, E.R. & Mykytowycz, R. 1982. Microflora and volatile fatty acids present in inguinal pouches of the wild rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus in Australia. Journal of Chemical Ecology 8: 1217-1225
• Miller, G.S. 1912. Catalogue of the Mammals of Western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum xvi 1019 pp.
• Mutze, G.J. 1991. Long-term effects of warren ripping for rabbit control in semi-arid South Australia. Rangeland Journal 13: 96-106
• Myers, K. 1971. The rabbit in Australia. pp. 478-506 in den Boer, P.J. & Gradwell, G.R (eds). Dynamics of Populations. Proceedings of the Advanced Study Institute on 'Dynamics of Numbers in Populations', Oosterbeek, the Netherlands, 7–18 September 1970. Wageningen : Centre for Agricultural Publishing and Documentation (Pudoc).
• Myers, K. 1995. Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus. pp. 703-705 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
• Myers, K., Parer, I., Wood, D. & Cooke, B.D. 1994. The rabbit in Australia. pp. 108-157 in Thompson, H.V. & King, C.M. (eds). The European rabbit. The history and biology of a successful colonizer. Oxford : Oxford University Press 245 pp.
• Myers, K., Parer, I. & Richardson, B.J. 1989. Leporidae. pp. 917-931 in Walton, D.W. & Richardson, B.J. (eds). Fauna of Australia. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1B 827 pp.
• Myers, K. & MacInnes, C.D. (eds) 1981. Proceedings of the World Lagomorph Conference held in Guelph, Ontario August 1979. Guelph : Univ. Guelph xx 983 pp.
• Myers, K. & Parker, B.S. 1975. A study of the biology of the wild rabbit in climatically different regions in Eastern Australia. VI. Changes in numbers and distribution related to climate and land systems in semiarid North-western New South Wales. Australian Wildlife Research 2: 11-32
• Myers, K. & Parker, B.S. 1975. Effect of severe drought on rabbit numbers and distribution in a refuge area in semiarid North-western New South Wales. Australian Wildlife Research 2: 103-120
• Neave, H.M. & Tanton, M.T. 1989. The effects of grazing by kangaroos and rabbits on the vegetation and the habitat of other fauna in the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory. Australian Wildlife Research 16: 337-351
• Olsen, P.D. & Marples, T.G. 1992. Alteration of the clutch size of raptors in response to a change in prey availablity: evidence from control of a broad-scale rabbit infestation. Wildlife Research 19: 129-135
• Parer, I. 1977. The population ecology of the wild rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (L.), in a Mediterranean-type climate in New South Wales. Australian Wildlife Research 4: 171-205
• Parer, I. 1982. Dispersal of the wild rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, at Urana in New South Wales. Australian Wildlife Research 9: 427-441
• Parer, I. 1987. Factors influencing the distribution and abundance of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 98: 73-82
• Parer, I. 1995. Relationship between survival rate and survival time of rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus (L.), challenged with myxoma virus. Australian Journal of Zoology 43: 303-311
• Parer, I., Sobey, W.R., Connolly, D. & Morton, R. 1994. Virulence of strains of myxoma virus and the resistance of wild rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus (L.) from different locations in Australasia. Australian Journal of Zoology 42: 347-362
• Parer, I., Sobey, W.R., Connolly, D. & Morton, R. 1995. Sire transmission of acquired resistance to myxomatosis. Australian Journal of Zoology 43: 459-466
• Parer, I. & Fullagar, P.J. 1986. Biology of rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus, in subtropical Queensland. Australian Wildlife Research 13: 545-557
• Parer, I. & Libke, J.A. 1985. Distribution of rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, warrens in relation to soil type. Australian Wildlife Research 12: 387-405
• Parer, I. & Libke, J.A. 1991. Biology of the wild rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (L.), in the southern tablelands of New South Wales. Wildlife Research 18: 327-341
• Parer, I. & Parker, B.S. 1986. Recolonisation by rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) after warren destruction in western New South Wales. Australian Rangeland Journal 8: 150-152
• Parer, I. & Wood, D.H. 1986. Further observations of the use of warren entrances as an index of the number of rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus. Australian Wildlife Research 13: 331-332
• Parker, B.S. & Myers, K. 1974. A study of the biology of the wild rabbit in climatically different regions in Eastern Australia. V. The use of aerial surveys to map the distribution of rabbit warrens over large areas of semiarid North-western New South Wales. Australian Wildlife Research 1: 17-26
• Pech, R.P., Sinclair, H.R.E., Newsome, A.E. & Catling, P.C. 1992. Limits to predator regulation of rabbits in Australia: evidence from predator-removal experiments. Oecologia (Berlin) 89: 102-112
• Pech, R.P. & Hood, G.M. 1998. Foxes, rabbits, alternative prey and rabbit calicivirus disease: consequences of a new biological control agent for an outbreaking species in Australia. Journal of Applied Ecology 35: 434-453
• Richardson, B.J. & Osborne, P.G. 1982. Experimental ecological studies on a subalpine rabbit population. II. The effect of sodium and nutritional supplementation on breeding and physiological condition. Australian Wildlife Research 9: 451-463
• Richardson, B.J. & Wood, D.H. 1982. Experimental ecological studies on a subalpine rabbit population. I. Mortality factors acting on emergent kittens. Australian Wildlife Research 9: 443-450
• Robinson, M.H. & Wheeler, S.H. 1983. A radiotracking study of four poisoning techniques for control of the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (L.). Australian Wildlife Research 10: 513-520
• Rolls, E.C. 1969. They All Ran Wild. The Story of Pests on the Land in Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 444 pp. 21 pls.
• Sakaguchi, E. & Hume, I.D. 1990. Digesta retention and fibre digestion in brushtail possums, ringtail possums and rabbits. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 96: 351-354
• Selkirk, P.M., Costin, A.B., Seppelt, R.D. & Scott, J.J. 1983. Rabbits, vegetation and erosion on Macquarie Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 106: 337-346
• Shepherd, R.C.H. & Edmonds, J.W. 1996. Founder effects in some Victorian wild rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus L. populations. Victorian Naturalist 113: 98-101
• Stodart, E. & Parer, I. 1988. Colonisation of Australia by the Rabbit. Project Report No. 6. Canberra : CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology.
• Strong, B.W. & Low, W.A. 1985. A short note on some biological characteristics of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Naturalist 8: 8-12
• Thompson, H.V. & King, C.M. (eds) 1994. The European rabbit. The history and biology of a successful colonizer. Oxford : Oxford University Press 245 pp.
• Tiver, F. & Andrew, M.H. 1997. Relative effects of herbivory by sheep, rabbits, goats, and kangaroos on recruitment and regeneration of shrubs and trees in eastern South Australia. Journal of Applied Ecology 34: 903-914
• Werren, G.L. & Clough, A.R. 1991. Effect of rabbit browsing on littoral rainforest, Cabbage Tree Island, New South Wales - with special reference to the status of the Gould's petrel. pp. 257-277 in Werren, G.L. & Kershaw, P. (eds). The rainforest legacy. Vol. 2. Special Australian Heritage Publication No 7. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service.
• Wheeler, S.H. & King, D.R. 1985. The European rabbit in south-western Australia. III Survival. Australian Wildlife Research 12: 213-226
• Williams, C.K. & Moore, R.J. 1989. Genetic divergence in fecundity of Australian wild rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus. Journal of Animal Ecology 58: 249-259
• Williams, C.K. & Moore, R.J. 1989. Phenotypic adaptation and natural selection in the wild rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, in Australia. Journal of Animal Ecology 58: 495-507
• Williams, C.K. & Moore, R.J. 1990. Environmental and genetic influences on growth of the wild rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (L), in Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 37: 591-598
• Williams, C.K. & Moore, R.J. 1995. Effectiveness and cost-efficiency of control of the wild rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (L), by combinations of poisoning, ripping, fumigation and maintenance fumigation. Wildlife Research 22: 253-269
• Williams, K., Parer, I., Coman, B., Burley, J. & Braysher, M. 1995. Managing vertebrate pests: rabbits. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 284 pp.
• Wood, D.H. 1984. The rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) as an element in the arid biome of Australia. pp. 273-287 in Cogger, H.G. & Cameron, E.E. (eds). Arid Australia. Sydney : Australian Museum 338 pp.
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