DNA profiling solves Australian rabbit plague puzzle

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Aug 22, 2022, 7:00 pm443 ptsHot
Rabbits were first introduced to mainland Australia when five domestic animals were brought to Sydney on the First Fleet in 1788. At least 90 subsequent importations would be made before 1859 but none of these populations became invasive. But within 50 years, at a rate of 100 km per year, rabbits would spread…

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