If interspecific hybrids are fertile and backcross to either parental species, transmission of mitochondrial DNA over the species barrier can occur. To investigate if such transmission has occurred between the brown hare Lepus europeus Pall and the mountain hare L. timidus L. in Scandinavia, an analysis of genetic variation in mitochondrial DNA from 36 hares, collected from 15 localities, was performed. Sequence divergence of mtDNA between species was estimated at 8 +/- 1% (SD). Intraspecific mtDNA sequence divergence varied between 0.09 and 0.38% in brown hares and 0.10 and 1.44% in mountain hares. In six out of 18 brown hares examined, two different haplotypes of mountain hare origin were detected, demonstrating a transmission of mtDNA haplotypes from mountain hares to brown hares. The results indicate that interspecific hybridization between the two species occurs in wild populations.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294x.1997.t01-1-00199.x | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Genetic variability and population structure analysis of Protostrongylus oryctolagi (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae) in Lepus europaeus from Central and Northern Italy.
PLoS One
January 2025
Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science (BCA), University of Padova, Legnaro, Italy.
Nematodes are abundant and ubiquitous animals which are poorly known at intraspecific level. This work represents the first attempt to fill the gap on basic knowledge of genetic variability and differentiation in Protostrongylus oryctolagi, a nematode parasite of lagomorphs. 68 cox1 sequences were obtained from brown hares collected in five locations in Northern and Central Italy, highlighting the presence of a high amount of genetic variation inside this species.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChemical Compositions and Chromatic Mechanism of High-Temperature Iron-Series Glazed Wares from the Guangyuan Kiln in Sichuan Province, Southwest China During the Song Dynasty.
Materials (Basel)
December 2024
Jingdezhen Ceramic Research Institute, Jingdezhen 333001, China.
The Guangyuan kiln, located in the Sichuan Province, Southwest China during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 A.D.), is renowned for its high-temperature iron-series glazed wares, including pure black glazed ware, hare's fur glazed ware, glossy brown glazed ware, and matte brown glazed ware.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpecies differences in glycerol-3-phosphate metabolism reveals trade-offs between metabolic adaptations and cell proliferation.
Biochim Biophys Acta Bioenerg
December 2024
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland. Electronic address:
The temperate climate-adapted brown hare (Lepus europaeus) and the cold-adapted mountain hare (Lepus timidus) are closely related and interfertile species. However, their skin fibroblasts display distinct gene expression profiles related to fundamental cellular processes. This indicates important metabolic divergence between the two species.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHelminth parasites of the invasive European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in Brazil: the first report of Bunostomum trigonocephalum in a hare.
Parasitol Res
December 2024
Parasitic Diseases and Zoonoses Laboratory (LabEPar), Department of Pathology, Reproduction and One Health (DPRSU), School of Agrarian and Veterinarian Sciences (FCAV), São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
Invasive alien species have the potential to introduce pathogens of economic and health importance in new environments. In Brazil, parasites from the non-native European brown hare can be a threat to humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. Therefore, we aimed to describe the helminth fauna of the invasive European brown hare in three Brazilian states (São Paulo, Paraná, and Rio Grande do Sul).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis focus article was prepared by Paul Duff of the APHA Wildlife Expert Group, with support from David Everest (APHA Pathology Department), Lucy Martindale (APHA Surveillance Intelligence Unit), Alex Barlow (Wildlife Network for Disease Surveillance), Mara Rocchi (Moredun Research Institute) and Antonio Lavazza (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, Italy).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!