
TY  - JOUR
A1  - King, DR 
A1  - Wheeler, SH 
A1  - Schmidt, GL 
T1  - Population Fluctuations and Reproduction of Rabbits in a Pastoral Area on the Coast North of Carnarvon, W. A.
JF  - Wildlife Research
JO  - Wildl. Res.
Y1  - 1983
VL  - 10
IS  - 1
SP  - 97
EP  - 104
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WR9830097 
N2  - 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. 
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