Habitat correlates of European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) distribution after the spread of RVHD in Cadiz Province, Spain

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 249, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-96

  Fa, John E ^a   Sharples, Colin M ^b   Bell, Diana J ^b  

^a Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Habitat; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Rabbit viral haemorrhagic disease; Spain

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LAGOMORPH; VIRAL DISEASE;

SPAIN;

ECHIUM GADITANA; OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; QUERCUS COCCIFERA; QUERCUS SUBER; SCORPIURUS VERMICULATUS;

EID: 0033199244     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999009085     Document Type: Article

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