
%0 Journal Article
%A King, DR 
%A Wheeler, SH 
%A Schmidt, GL 
%T Population Fluctuations and Reproduction of Rabbits in a Pastoral Area on the Coast North of Carnarvon, W. A.
%J Wildlife Research
%D 1983/02/01
%V 10
%N 1
%P 97-104
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/WR9830097
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WR9830097 
%X The population fluctuations and reproductive biology of rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus (L.), were studied in a coastal pastoral area in the north-west of Western Australia between 1974 and 1981. Numbers were highest in late 1975-early 1976 and declined during a period of below-average rainfall in 1976-79, but were still found in all landforms. The breeding season was more regular than that of rabbits in other pastoral areas, and appeared to be a response to winter rains which were relatively predictable in timing, if not amount. Successful summer breeding also followed heavy summer rain. There appears to be no opportunity for cost-effective control of rabbits in the area by techniques currently available, as even when numbers are low the rabbits are widespread. 
