Rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) and rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV): a review

J Abrantes, W van Der Loo, J Le Pendu, PJ Esteves - Veterinary research, 2012 - Springer
Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is a calicivirus of the genus Lagovirus that
causes rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) in adult European rabbits (Oryctolagus …

Modern approaches for the biological control of vertebrate pests: an Australian perspective

G Saunders, B Cooke, K McColl, R Shine, T Peacock - Biological control, 2010 - Elsevier
Vertebrate pests cost Australia at least $1 billion annually in lost agricultural production and
environmental damage. The spectacular success of myxomatosis in the 1950s and more …

The impact of disease on the survival and population growth rate of the Tasmanian devil

S Lachish, M Jones, H McCallum - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2007 - JSTOR
1. We investigated the impact of a recently emerged disease, Devil Facial Tumour Disease
(DFTD), on the survival and population growth rate of a population of Tasmanian devils …

Demography, disease and the devil: life-history changes in a disease-affected population of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii)

S Lachish, H McCallum, M Jones - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2009 - JSTOR
1. Examining the demographic responses of populations to disease epidemics and the
nature of compensatory responses to perturbation from epidemics is critical to our …

Rabbit haemorrhagic disease and the biological control of wild rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus, in Australia and New Zealand

BD Cooke, F Fenner - Wildlife Research, 2002 - CSIRO Publishing
This review considers the history of the discovery of the rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus
(RHDV) and its spread throughout the world in domestic and wild rabbits, which led …

Parasite–parasite interactions in the wild: how to detect them?

E Hellard, D Fouchet, F Vavre, D Pontier - Trends in Parasitology, 2015 - cell.com
Inter-specific interactions between parasites impact on parasite intra-host dynamics, host
health, and disease management. Identifying and understanding interaction mechanisms in …

One tool in the box: the role of hunters in mitigating the damages associated to abundant wildlife

C Gortázar, J Fernandez-de-Simon - European Journal of Wildlife …, 2022 - Springer
Many game species are prey species and evolved to cope with significant mortality by
natural predators. In the absence of predation or hunting, these game populations will be …

Does a top‐predator provide an endangered rodent with refuge from an invasive mesopredator?

M Letnic, MS Crowther, F Koch - Animal Conservation, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In arid environments, ecological refuges are often conceptualised as places where animal
species can persist through drought owing to the localised persistence of moisture and …

Long-term decline of the European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in south-western Spain

S Moreno, JF Beltrán, I Cotilla, B Kuffner… - Wildlife …, 2007 - CSIRO Publishing
The European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a species native to the Iberian
Peninsula, where it was once extremely abundant. It is considered the most important prey …

History, control, epidemiology, ecology, and economy of the invasion of European rabbits in Chile: a comparison with Australia

JP Correa-Cuadros, G Flores-Benner… - Biological …, 2023 - Springer
We reviewed existing studies on the European rabbit in Chile regarding history, control,
epidemiology, ecology, and economic impacts, comparing them with Australia's …