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Oryctolagus cuniculus
(Leporidae)

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Taxonomy & nomenclature Impacts Distribution In the news Bibliography Other resources

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Oryctolagus cuniculus
Nomenclatural information about Oryctolagus cuniculus is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Rabbits at Haleakala
The Bishop Museum (Honolulu) highlights the problem of releasing pets into the wild via an example of the release of rabbits into Haleakala National Park.

Distribution

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

In the news

Rabbits excel at breeding and that's bad for islands View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format  new posting 
Rabbits are the topic of the Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC) Kiai Moku Maui News column (4/9/2008).

Bibliography

References for Oryctolagus cuniculus  new posting 
Bibliographic references for Oryctolagus cuniculus are provided by HEAR.

Other resources

Rabbits invade Haleakala NP
Author unknown. 1991. Rabbits invade Haleakala NP. Park Science 11, no. 1:21-? ISBN: (unknown or N/A). ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Strategies to prevent establishment of feral rabbits on Maui, Hawaii
Loope, Lloyd L., Arthur C. Medeiros, William P. Minyard, S. Jessel, and W. Evanson. 1992. Strategies to prevent establishment of feral rabbits on Maui, Hawaii. Pacific Science 46, no. 3:402-3. ISBN: (unknown or N/A). ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Characteristics and food habits of an invading population of European rabbits in high-elevation shrubland of Haleakala National Park, Hawaii, USA [abstract]
Cole, F. Russell, Lloyd L. Loope, S.J. Canter, and Arthur C. Medeiros. 1991. Characteristics and food habits of an invading population of European rabbits in high-elevation shrubland of Haleakala National Park, Hawaii, USA [abstract]. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 72:91. ISBN: (unknown or N/A). ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

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