Development of dispersionary and anti-predator behaviour in young wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus (L.)) in sand dunes

Patterns of dispersion of young wild rabbits, in relation to conspecifics and burrows, were studied in a wild population of young rabbits in a sand dune habitat. In general, no significant age-related changes in mean nearest-neighbour distances were observed. Although littermates were closer than ex...

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Main Author: Vitale, Augusto F.
Published: University of Aberdeen 1988
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.352977