
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Saunders, Glen 
A1  - Berghout, Mani 
A1  - Kay, Barry 
A1  - Triggs, Barbara 
A1  - Ven, Remy van de 
A1  - Winstanley, Roy 
T1  - The diet of foxes (<emph type="2">Vulpes vulpes</emph>) in south-eastern Australia and the potential effects of rabbit haemorrhagic disease
JF  - Wildlife Research
JO  - Wildl. Res.
Y1  - 2004
VL  - 31
IS  - 1
SP  - 13
EP  - 18
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WR02070 
N2  - Prior to the spread of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD) across Australian, concern was expressed that foxes (Vulpes vulpes) would prey more heavily on native wildlife and livestock should the disease cause dramatic reductions in rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) numbers. In this study we compared the incidence of food items in the stomachs of 240 foxes and 269 foxes collected before and after the arrival of RHD respectively. No dramatic RHD-induced differences in fox diet were detected in this study. It appeared that one widespread environmental event (drought), was closely followed by another (RHD), which may have masked any change in reliance on rabbit or dietary shift to other prey species. 
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