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Adaptive changes in the genomes of wild rabbits after 16 years of viral epidemics.
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2020
Schwensow Nina, Pederson Stephen, Peacock David, Cooke Brian, Cassey Phillip
Abstract excerpt
Since its introduction to control overabundant invasive European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), the highly virulent rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) has caused regular annual disease outbreaks in Australian rabbit populations. Although initially reducing rabbit abundance by 60%, continent-wide, experimental evidence has since indicated increased genetic resistance in wild rabbits that have experienced...
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