Coinfections of Novel Polyomavirus, Anelloviruses and a Recombinant Strain of Myxoma Virus-MYXV-Tol Identified in Iberian Hares [PDF]
Viruses, 2020 Viruses are ubiquitous in nature; however, very few have been identified in the Leporid species. In the fall of 2018, an outbreak of myxomatosis in Iberian hares (Lepus granatensis) was reported in Spain and a novel recombinant myxoma virus strain (MYXV ...
Ana Águeda-Pinto +6 more
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Interspecific X-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA introgression in the Iberian hare: selection or allele surfing? [PDF]
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution, 2011 Introgression from a resident species into an invading one is predicted to occur through the demographic process of "allele surfing," and to particularly affect genomic regions transmitted by the lower migrating sex, such as mtDNA. This could explain that northern Iberian populations of Lepus granatensis harbor high frequencies of mtDNA from L. timidus,
Melo-Ferreira, José +4 more
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Toxoplasmosis in the European brown hare: pathology, strain genotyping and population exposure within the Iberian distribution range [PDF]
European Journal of Wildlife ResearchAbstract The European brown hare (Lepus europaeus), widely distributed across Eurasia, is a key prey species for many vertebrates. Toxoplasma gondii, a globally distributed zoonotic protist, can infect all homoeothermic animals, including lagomorphs.
Josep Estruch +8 more
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Identification and Characterisation of a Myxoma Virus Detected in the Italian Hare (Lepus corsicanus) [PDF]
VirusesMyxoma virus (MYXV) is a Leporipoxvirus (genus) belonging to the family Poxviridae; it is characterised by a genome of approximately 161 kb dsDNA encoding for several proteins that play an essential role in both host spectrum determination and ...
Elisa Rossini +7 more
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Past, present and future distributions of an Iberian Endemic, Lepus granatensis: ecological and evolutionary clues from species distribution models. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The application of species distribution models (SDMs) in ecology and conservation biology is increasing and assuming an important role, mainly because they can be used to hindcast past and predict current and future species distributions.
Pelayo Acevedo +3 more
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Iberian hares with anciently introgressed mitochondrial DNA express a marginal environmental niche [PDF]
Journal of Biogeography, 2021 AbstractAimThe role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in local adaptation has been thoroughly debated, and the ancient pervasive mtDNA introgression from Lepus timidus into Lepus granatensis allows testing of this hypothesis. Here, we study the environmental niche of animals with introgressed mtDNA, to gain insights about the potential selective pressures ...
Antonio J. Carpio +6 more
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, 2021 [EN] Translocation of game species is a widespread tool for hunting and conservation, but for some species there is a lack of information, being this the case for the Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis).
Gaudioso Lacasa, Vicente Ramiro +4 more
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Digest: A mosaic of genomic ancestries paints Iberian broom hare genomes [PDF]
EvolutionAbstract The dynamic nature of evolutionary lineages means that it is often challenging to disentangle historical patterns of diversification and hybridization. Souto et al. (2025) use whole genome approaches to demonstrate the genomic legacy of demographic history and historical introgression on European hare species, including ...
Sean James Buckley
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The Health and Future of the Six Hare Species in Europe: A Closer Look at the Iberian Hare
, 2021 Although there are around 40 species of hares in the world divided into three different genera (Lepus, Caprolagus, and Pronolagus), only six species inhabit Europe, all belonging to genus Lepus. The conservation status of these six species was recently revised in the International Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
Margarida D. Duarte +8 more
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