Rabbits, buzzards and hares. Two studies on the indirect effects of myxomatosis
1956; PERSEE Program; Volume: 10; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3406/revec.1956.3836
ISSN0040-3865
Autores Tópico(s)Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
Resumo1. The advent of Myxomatosis has provided opportunities for the study of ecological relationship between the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and its predators and with species with which it competes. 2. The British Trust for Ornithology’s survey of the common buzzard (Buteo buteo) shows a good correlation between absence of rabbits and a great reduction in breeding activity. 3. It appears that lack of rabbits caused increased interspecific competition for the remaining prey species ; the failure to breed was due to a general food shortage. 4. The Mammal Society of the British Isles Hare Investigation shows that a few areas were recolonised by hares when rabbits became extinct in them.
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