Hares - Genetics
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Fire drives transcontinental variation in tree birch defense against browsing by snowshoe hares.

29 Jun 2009 Fire has been the dominant disturbance in boreal America since the Pleistocene, resulting in a spatial mosaic in which the most fire occurs in the continental northwest. Spatial variation in snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) density reflects the fire ... Read more...

The genomic legacy from the extinct Lepus timidus to the three hare species of Iberia: contrast between mtDNA, sex chromosomes and autosomes.

13 May 2009 Extensive interspecific genetic introgression is often reported, and appraising its genomic impact can serve to determine whether it results from selection on specific loci or from demographic processes affecting the whole genome. The three species ... Read more...

Evolutionary history of an MHC gene in two leporid species: characterisation of Mhc-DQA in the European brown hare and comparison with the European rabbit.

21 Dec 2008 We surveyed the genetic diversity of the expressed major histocompatibility complex class II DQA locus in natural populations of European brown hares, Lepus europaeus, from Austria and Belgium (267 individuals in total). Based on cDNA sequences, we ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hares - Genetics'

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• Fire drives transcontinental variation in tree birch defense against browsing by snowshoe hares. 29 Jun 2009
• The genomic legacy from the extinct Lepus timidus to the three hare species of Iberia: contrast between mtDNA, sex chromosomes and autosomes. 13 May 2009
• Evolutionary history of an MHC gene in two leporid species: characterisation of Mhc-DQA in the European brown hare and comparison with the European rabbit. 21 Dec 2008
• Multiple Francisella tularensis subspecies and clades, tularemia outbreak, Utah. 29 Nov 2008
• The ubiquitous mountain hare mitochondria: multiple introgressive hybridization in hares, genus Lepus. 10 Sep 2008
• Genetic characterization of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 gene in lagomorphs: comparison between the families Ochotonidae and Leporidae. 16 Jan 2008
• Evidence for genetic similarity of two allopatric European hares (Lepus corsicanus and L. castroviejoi) inferred from nuclear DNA sequences. 26 Nov 2007
• Mitochondrial CR-1 variation in Sardinian hares and its relationships with other Old World hares (Genus Lepus). 26 Feb 2007
• The rise and fall of the mountain hare (Lepus timidus) during Pleistocene glaciations: expansion and retreat with hybridization in the Iberian Peninsula. 30 Jan 2007
• Introgression from Lepus europaeus to L. timidus in Russia revealed by mitochondrial single nucleotide polymorphisms and nuclear microsatellites. 29 Nov 2006
• Introgression of mountain hare (Lepus timidus) mitochondrial DNA into wild brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in Denmark. 13 Nov 2006
• Spatial patterns of genetic diversity across European subspecies of the mountain hare, Lepus timidus L. 7 Aug 2006
• Genetic diversity at the hinge region of the unique immunoglobulin heavy gamma (IGHG) gene in leporids (Oryctolagus, Sylvilagus and Lepus). 30 May 2006
• Tracing the origin and co-phylogeny of the caliciviruses. 29 Apr 2006
• Hares on thin ice: introgression of mitochondrial DNA in hares and its implications for recent phylogenetic analyses. 16 Apr 2006
• Genetic variation at chemokine receptor CCR5 in leporids: alteration at the 2nd extracellular domain by gene conversion with CCR2 in Oryctolagus, but not in Sylvilagus and Lepus species. 3 Apr 2006
• Biochemical genetic relationships among Tunisian hares (Lepus sp.), South African cape hares (L. capensis), and European brown hares (L. europaeus). 29 Nov 2005
• Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of Lepus in Eastern Asia based on mitochondrial DNA sequences. 29 Sep 2005
• Hares on ice: phylogeography and historical demographics of Lepus arcticus, L. othus, and L. timidus (Mammalia: Lagomorpha). 30 Aug 2005
• Invasion from the cold past: extensive introgression of mountain hare (Lepus timidus) mitochondrial DNA into three other hare species in northern Iberia. 29 Jun 2005

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Technical information about 'Hares'

Definition: The genus Lepus, in the family Leporidae, order LAGOMORPHA. Hares are born above ground, fully furred, and with their eyes and ears open. In contrast with RABBITS, hares have 24 chromosome pairs.

Descriptor UI: D034621

Alternative terms: Hares; Hare; Lepus; Jackrabbits; Jackrabbit;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; embryology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; physiology; psychology; surgery; urine; virology;

Tree Number: B01.150.900.649.521.400;

History Note: 2003

Technical Notes: do not confuse with BELGIAN HARE see RABBITS