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Ecology of the Riverine Rabbit Bunolagus monticularis
Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 1989.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/32387 Ecology of the Riverine Rabbit Bunolagus monticularis Skinner, J.D. (John Dawson), 1932- Robinson, T.J. Duthie, Andrew Graeme Species Rabbits Breeding seasons Mammal Research Institute UCTD Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 1989. Aspects of the ecology of B. monticularis were studied with a view to the species' conservation. This investigation indicates that the present distribution is half that of the past distribution and that only one third of the original habitat remains uncultivated. It is estimated that this area could, theoretically, support 1435 rabbits. The shrubs, Pteronia erythrocaetha and Kochia pubescens constitute the bulk of the species' diet; grasses are included in the diet whenever rainfall gives rise to new growth. Spatial use, social structure and activity pattern conform to the general leporid pattern of polygamy, solitary living and nocturnality. The breeding season extends from August to May and litters of one, possibly two, altricial young are produced after a gestation of 35-36 days. gm2013 Zoology and Entomology Unrestricted 2013-11-12T11:27:43Z 2013-11-12T11:27:43Z 2013-11-06 1989 Dissertation Duthie, A.G. 1989, Ecology of the Riverine Rabbit Bunolagus monticularis, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32387> E13/4/683/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32387 Eng © 1989 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Species Rabbits Breeding seasons Mammal Research Institute UCTD Ecology of the Riverine Rabbit Bunolagus monticularis |
| title | Ecology of the Riverine Rabbit Bunolagus monticularis |
| title_full | Ecology of the Riverine Rabbit Bunolagus monticularis |
| title_fullStr | Ecology of the Riverine Rabbit Bunolagus monticularis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ecology of the Riverine Rabbit Bunolagus monticularis |
| title_short | Ecology of the Riverine Rabbit Bunolagus monticularis |
| title_sort | ecology of the riverine rabbit bunolagus monticularis |
| topic | Species Rabbits Breeding seasons Mammal Research Institute UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32387 |