Data Set Title: Previous exposure to myxomatos reduces survival of European Rabbits during Outbreak of Haemorrhagic disease
Author: Barnett,Louise
Publication Date: May 18,2019
Link to Data Set: https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061%2Fdryad.j91d66c
Article Title: Previous exposure to myxomatosis reduces survival of European Rabbits during Outbreak of Hemorrhagic disease
Article Publication Date: May 26, 2018
Link to Article: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.13187
Summary: In Australia, two viruses were introduced to the species (Oryctolagus cuniculus) to control the population. It was seen that there was a brief decline, although it continues to affect the population, rabbits still remain an issue.
Experimental Method: 18 year old antibody assay data was used to test whether the two diseases (myxoma and hemorrhagic) will affect the survival of individual wild rabbits.
Results: Rabbit Hemorrhagic was seen to reduce the survival of the individuals with no immunity. This was compared to the myxomatosis outbreaks that had a smaller effect and it was also seen that the myxomatosis outbreaks were seen to span more than twice as many trips. It was also seen that the biological control agents had a large impact on the population. The rabbits that were both introduced to the myxomatosis virus and rabbit hemorrhagic disease resulted in a lower survival rate compared to the the rabbits not exposed to either.
Why I choose this data set: I chose this data set because I am very fond of bunnies/rabbits! I wanted to work with a fun data set that I would enjoy.
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