Macquarie Island: the introduction of the European rabbit flea Spilopsyllus cuniculi (Dale) as a possible vector for myxomatosis

SUMMARY The European rabbit flea Spilopsyllus cuniculi (Dale) was first released on Macquarie Island in December 1968. The flea has survived and bred on the island and about 30% of the rabbits sampled from the original release area in January 1972 were flea-infested.

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Published in:Journal of Hygiene
Main Authors: Sobey, W. E., Adams, K. M., Johnston, G. C., Gould, L. R., Simpson, K. N. G., Keith, K.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1973
Subjects:
Macquarie Island
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400022762
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022172400022762 2024-06-23T07:54:31+00:00 Macquarie Island: the introduction of the European rabbit flea Spilopsyllus cuniculi (Dale) as a possible vector for myxomatosis Sobey, W. E. Adams, K. M. Johnston, G. C. Gould, L. R. Simpson, K. N. G. Keith, K. 1973 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400022762 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022172400022762 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Hygiene volume 71, issue 2, page 299-308 ISSN 0022-1724 journal-article 1973 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400022762 2024-06-05T04:03:48Z SUMMARY The European rabbit flea Spilopsyllus cuniculi (Dale) was first released on Macquarie Island in December 1968. The flea has survived and bred on the island and about 30% of the rabbits sampled from the original release area in January 1972 were flea-infested. Article in Journal/Newspaper Macquarie Island Cambridge University Press Journal of Hygiene 71 2 299 308
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description SUMMARY The European rabbit flea Spilopsyllus cuniculi (Dale) was first released on Macquarie Island in December 1968. The flea has survived and bred on the island and about 30% of the rabbits sampled from the original release area in January 1972 were flea-infested.
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author Sobey, W. E.
Adams, K. M.
Johnston, G. C.
Gould, L. R.
Simpson, K. N. G.
Keith, K.
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Adams, K. M.
Johnston, G. C.
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Simpson, K. N. G.
Keith, K.
Macquarie Island: the introduction of the European rabbit flea Spilopsyllus cuniculi (Dale) as a possible vector for myxomatosis
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Adams, K. M.
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title Macquarie Island: the introduction of the European rabbit flea Spilopsyllus cuniculi (Dale) as a possible vector for myxomatosis
title_short Macquarie Island: the introduction of the European rabbit flea Spilopsyllus cuniculi (Dale) as a possible vector for myxomatosis
title_full Macquarie Island: the introduction of the European rabbit flea Spilopsyllus cuniculi (Dale) as a possible vector for myxomatosis
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