10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MYXOMATOSIS»
Discover the use of
myxomatosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
myxomatosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Myxomatosis: A History of Pest Control and the Rabbit
Thomas, 'Biological effects of the spread of myxomatosis', 239–42. J. A. Thomas, '
Why did the Large Blue become extinct in Britain', Oryx, 15 (1980) 243–7. The
Large Blue was successfully reintroduced to certain areas in the 1980s. In 2006 ...
2
Biological Control of Vertebrate Pests: The History of ...
This book provides an authoritative account of biological control of vertebrate pests in general and of myxomatosis in particular.
Frank Fenner, Bernadino Fantini, 1999
Myxomatosis is a disease caused by a virus that attacks a certain species of
South American rabbit. The European rabbit belongs to a different genus from the
South American rabbit but the myxomatosis virus can attack it with devastating ...
Michael Roberts, Michael Jonathan Reiss, Grace Monger, 2000
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Hagan and Bruner's Microbiology and Infectious Diseases of ...
fibroma, a benign tumor, immunized rabbits to the virus of myxomatosis. When
first reported, this interesting observation was thought to have little practical value
. Since 1 953 , however, it has been useful as a means of protecting breeding ...
William Arthur Hagan, Dorsey William Bruner, John Francis Timoney, 1988
If full-blown myxomatosis then develops, the rabbit will be a pitiful sight. Severe
conjunctivitis causes blindness and is accompanied by swelling of the head and
genital region, plus lumps on the body. The rabbit can rake a fortnight to die.
Steven B. Kayne, Michael H. Jepson, 2004
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Evolution Vs. Creationism: An Introduction
The virus produced myxomatosis, or rabbit fever, which causes death fairly
rapidly. It is spread from rabbit to rabbit by fleas or other blood-sucking insects.
The virus first was applied to a test population of rabbits in 1950. Results were ...
Eugenie Carol Scott, 2004
7
New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Relative. effect. of. cats,. myxomatosis,. traditional. control,. or. competitors. in.
removing. rabbits. from. islands. Table 1 Relative success of mortality factors in
removing rabbits. JOHN E. C. FLUX Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
Private ...
The outbreaks of myxomatosis among rabbits in Australia in 1950 and in Europe in 1952 provided scientists with opportunities of observing the course of the interaction of a very lethal virus disease with a large population of highly ...
Frank Fenner, F. N. Ratcliffe, 2009
Myxomatosis, carried by fleas, once controlled the number oj rabbits in Britain.
But animals are now resistant relationship with their hosts as predators have with
their prey: if they get through too much at one "sitting", there will be nothing left for
...
10
Encyclopedia of Pest Management
In the wool industry alone, it was estimated that myxomatosis allowed the
production of 32,000,000 kg of additional wool in 1953. However, this high
lethality was not maintained. Moderately attenuated strains of virus that killed 70-
90% of ...
David Pimentel, Ph.D., 2002
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MYXOMATOSIS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
myxomatosis is used in the context of the following news items.
Seagulls: Denis O'Donovan calls for cull of 'vicious' birds
"Their behaviour is coming to the stage, to be realistic now, it's like a rabbit with myxomatosis or a cow with mad cow disease." Mr O'Donovan ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Vaccinate rabbits against myxomatosis, owners told
RABBIT owners are being urged to make sure their beloved pets have been vaccinated against myxomatosis following a suspected outbreak of ... «Malvern Gazette, Jul 15»
Album Review: Everything Everything's 'Get To Heaven' is straight …
“Warm Healer” feels like glitchy Radiohead, like a sped-up, shuffled, and broken version of “Myxomatosis.” Again, despite the overall starkly ... «The Independent | SUindependent.com, Jul 15»
Children's classic 'Watership Down' is based on real science
... British Nature Conservancy, which was concerned about the spread of a rabbit disease called myxomatosis. In a grassy meadow in Wales, ... «Science News, Jul 15»
Tiswas bunny Matthew Butler hopping for a new big break
Agents shunned the child star as if he had a bad case of myxomatosis. And in an exclusive 2012 interview with the Sunday Mercury, Matthew ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
'Rewilding' may rescue vulnerable Australian animals
These most unwanted of introduced species have been trapped, shot, poisoned and targeted by grim biological viruses, such as myxomatosis ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Merseyside and West Lancashire red squirrels at risk of pox
The disease can look like myxomatosis in rabbits, with lesions developing around the eyes, mouth and paws. “The squirrels find it difficult to eat ... «Southport Visiter, Jul 15»
From happy bunnies to Donkey Kong, it's been a wild ride
Then off to Clones where you'd be wiping your eyes at Mr Myxomatosis watching his Donegal from the Sky Sports studio rather than the ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
Mindy Hammond on the appearance of Fantastic Mr Fox
I noticed a huge explosion in the rabbit population this spring, which I should've realised wasn't just due to their recovery from myxomatosis, but ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
The culling season
This is a common trope I encounter: Don Fletcher, the ACT government's chief kangaroo ecologist, tells me the introduction of myxomatosis in the 1950s was ... «The Monthly, Jun 15»
