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The physiological condition of Australian wild rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus, is accompanied by changes in the adrenal glands which may, in particular, be helpful in studying “the pathology of overpopulation”
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MYERS, K. Morphological Changes in the Adrenal Glands of Wild Rabbits. Nature 213, 147–150 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213147a0
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