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Myxomatosis in Australia: A Step Towards the Biological Control of the Rabbit

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    F. N. RATCLIFFE, K. MYERS, B. V. FENNESSY & J. H. CALABY

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RATCLIFFE, F., MYERS, K., FENNESSY, B. et al. Myxomatosis in Australia: A Step Towards the Biological Control of the Rabbit. Nature 170, 7–11 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170007a0

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