- A genomic analysis has helped to show that Australia’s invasive rabbit population probably originated from a shipment of two dozen wild English rabbits that arrived near Melbourne on Christmas Day, 1859. https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2122734119 7 comments science
Linking pages
- DNA profiling solves Australian rabbit plague puzzle https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/dna-profiling-solves-australia-rabbit-plague-puzzle 219 comments
- Australia's rabbit invasion began with 24 bunnies, genetic research confirms - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-23/australias-rabbit-invasion-traced-to-1869/101361466 0 comments