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July 21, 2021 Rabbits were raised for over a thousand years in Mexico without becoming domesticated. A new study finds that their solitary lifestyle and greater species diversity made domestication ...
Jan. 23, 2023 Seed dispersal is an essential process for the evolution and ecology of terrestrial plants, making discoveries of uncommon seed dispersal agents particularly interesting. Scientists now reveal that ...
Feb. 22, 2022 Using wildlife cameras, scientists have provided new insights through a large-scale assessment of the occurrence and distribution of the Annamite striped rabbit and two Annamite dark muntjacs in six ...
Aug. 22, 2022 New study proves that single introduction of 24 animals shipped from England in 1859 caused the infamous invasion and argues that wild genetic traits gave these rabbits a devastating advantage over ...
Apr. 25, 2023 Pet rabbits have higher levels of the stress hormone -- corticosterone -- and show activity rebound when kept in small hutches with restricted exercise, new research has ...
Mar. 25, 2021 Rabbits and other hopping animals require a functional RORB gene to move around by jumping, according to a new ...
Apr. 8, 2021 A study has found the introduced European honeybee could lead to native bee population decline or extinction when colonies compete for the same nectar and pollen sources in urban gardens and areas of ...
Apr. 26, 2022 New research explores the spillover of myxoma virus from European rabbits to Iberian hares. In addition to shedding new light on species-jumping viruses, the study shows that the protein permitting ...
Oct. 6, 2022 A common misconception is that viruses become milder over time as they become endemic within a population. Yet new research reveals that a virus -- called myxoma -- that affects rabbits has become ...
Jan. 12, 2022 Bioengineers successfully regrew cartilage in a rabbit's knee, a promising hop toward healing joints in ...