Wild bunnies in the Americas have the same long ears and fluffy tails as pet rabbits, but the two types of rabbits are not closely related. Although different species of rabbits and hares are ...

The European Rabbit is a species of rabbit native to southern Europe. It has been widely introduced elsewhere often with devastating effects on local biodiversity. European Rabbits have been ...

In a past column I related how an amphibian, the cane toad, has had a very negative impact on Australia, Hawaii and other sites around the globe. Another animal — this one a mammal — had and still has ...

European rabbits are making themselves right at home on the continent of Australia. Although they’re not native to the region, they spread like wildfire when they were introduced, tantamount to an ...

Explore how European rabbits adapt to urban planning in cities like Frankfurt with unique burrow structures that differ from rural settings. Imagine you're on a particularly boring leg of a road trip ...

Hybrid zones can be regarded as natural filters for the identification of genes that distinguish closely related populations or species (Barton and Bengtsson, 1986; Arnold, 1997; Martinsen et al., ...

European wild rabbits are relocating to the city in numbers to enjoy the preferable living conditions there, according to a new study. German scientists say that intense farming is leading to a loss ...

With poxviruses now back on the radar, we must consider the outstanding threat of possible human pathogens in much greater detail. It is critically important to understand not only how poxviruses jump ...

In the mid-1950s, naturalist Ronald Lockley undertook a study on behalf of the British Nature Conservancy, which was concerned about the spread of a rabbit disease called myxomatosis. In a grassy ...

Viruses are among the most protean entities in nature, ceaselessly mutating and acquiring new characteristics. These tiny entities follow a simple and relentless imperative: infect as many host ...