Observations on Variations in the Sex Ratios of Wild Rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus (L.), in Victoria

Autor: Shepherd, RCH, Edmonds, JW, Nolan, IF
Zdroj: Wildlife Research; 1981, Vol. 8 Issue: 2 p361-367, 7p
Abstrakt: There was a preponderance of females in wild rabbits collected in Victoria before 1974. This preponderance was established in subadults; in adults the sex ratio tended towards equality or a preponderance of males. The preponderance of females was most marked after the breeding season. A change to male preponderance in the Mallee region coincided with the establishment of the European rabbit flea.
Databáze: Supplemental Index