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Myxomatosis: the occurrence of Spilopsyllus cuniculi (Dale) larvae on dead rabbit kittens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Rosamond C. H. Shepherd
Rosamond C. H. Shepherd
Affiliation:
Keith Turnbull Research Institute, Vermin and Noxious Weeds Destruction Board, Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Frankston, Victoria 3199, Australia
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Spilopsyllus cuniculi larvae were found actively feeding on dead rabbit kittens left in nest boxes for up to 12 days.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 80 , Issue 3 , June 1978 , pp. 427 - 429
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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