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DURING investigations into the population dynamics of the European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) on the island of Skokholm, Pembrokeshire, an abnormal condition of adipose tissue was observed. The condition is apparently unknown in rabbits elsewhere, except on the adjacent island of Skomer, and is hitherto undescribed.
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JONES, D., GRESHAM, G., LLOYD, H. et al. ‘Yellow Fat’ in the Wild Rabbit. Nature 207, 205–206 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207205a0
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