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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

W. E. Sobey ,
K. M. Adams ,
G. C. Johnston ,
L. R. Gould ,
K. N. G. Simpson  and
K. Keith
W. E. Sobey
Affiliation:
CSIRO, Division of Animal Genetics, P.O. Box 90, Epping, NSW 2121
K. M. Adams
Affiliation:
CSIRO, Division of Animal Genetics, P.O. Box 90, Epping, NSW 2121
G. C. Johnston
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, GPO Box 1926, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000
L. R. Gould
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, GPO Box 1926, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000
K. N. G. Simpson
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168
K. Keith
Affiliation:
CSIRO, Division of Wildlife Research, P.O. Box 84, Lyneham, ACT 2602
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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.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 71 , Issue 2 , June 1973 , pp. 299 - 308
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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