Introgression of mountain hare (Lepus timidus) mitochondrial DNA into wild brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in Denmark
Udgivelsesdato: 15 November Background In Europe the mountain hare ( Lepus timidus ) exists in Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Finland, parts of the Alps and in Eastern Europe, but not in Denmark. Interspecific hybridization has been demonstrated between native Swedish mountain hares and introduced b...
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ftuniaarhuspubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/5bef2110-b5c3-11db-bee9-02004c4f4f50 2024-05-19T07:43:41+00:00 Introgression of mountain hare (Lepus timidus) mitochondrial DNA into wild brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in Denmark Fredsted, Tina Wincentz, Trine Villesen, Palle 2006 https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/5bef2110-b5c3-11db-bee9-02004c4f4f50 eng eng https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/5bef2110-b5c3-11db-bee9-02004c4f4f50 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Fredsted , T , Wincentz , T & Villesen , P 2006 , ' Introgression of mountain hare (Lepus timidus) mitochondrial DNA into wild brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in Denmark ' , B M C Ecology , vol. 6 , no. 17 . article 2006 ftuniaarhuspubl 2024-05-01T23:42:47Z Udgivelsesdato: 15 November Background In Europe the mountain hare ( Lepus timidus ) exists in Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Finland, parts of the Alps and in Eastern Europe, but not in Denmark. Interspecific hybridization has been demonstrated between native Swedish mountain hares and introduced brown hares ( Lepus europaeus ). During the data collection in a study concerning Danish brown hares we identified 16 hares with a single very divergent haplotype. Results Phylogenetic analysis shows that the divergent Danish haplotype is most closely related to the Swedish mountain hare. The frequency of Lepus timidus mtDNA haplotype in the Eastern Danish hare populations is estimated to 6%. Conclusion In contrast to what is known, the Danish hare populations are not pure L. europaeus populations but include introgressed brown hares with Swedish L. timidus mtDNA. The most probable explanation of this is natural migration or translocation of introgressed brown hares from Sweden. The impurity of hare populations has implications for conservation and population genetics. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lepus timidus mountain hare Aarhus University: Research |
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Udgivelsesdato: 15 November Background In Europe the mountain hare ( Lepus timidus ) exists in Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Finland, parts of the Alps and in Eastern Europe, but not in Denmark. Interspecific hybridization has been demonstrated between native Swedish mountain hares and introduced brown hares ( Lepus europaeus ). During the data collection in a study concerning Danish brown hares we identified 16 hares with a single very divergent haplotype. Results Phylogenetic analysis shows that the divergent Danish haplotype is most closely related to the Swedish mountain hare. The frequency of Lepus timidus mtDNA haplotype in the Eastern Danish hare populations is estimated to 6%. Conclusion In contrast to what is known, the Danish hare populations are not pure L. europaeus populations but include introgressed brown hares with Swedish L. timidus mtDNA. The most probable explanation of this is natural migration or translocation of introgressed brown hares from Sweden. The impurity of hare populations has implications for conservation and population genetics. |
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Introgression of mountain hare (Lepus timidus) mitochondrial DNA into wild brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in Denmark |
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Introgression of mountain hare (Lepus timidus) mitochondrial DNA into wild brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in Denmark |
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Introgression of mountain hare (Lepus timidus) mitochondrial DNA into wild brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in Denmark |
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Introgression of mountain hare (Lepus timidus) mitochondrial DNA into wild brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in Denmark |
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Introgression of mountain hare (Lepus timidus) mitochondrial DNA into wild brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in Denmark |
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introgression of mountain hare (lepus timidus) mitochondrial dna into wild brown hares (lepus europaeus) in denmark |
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Fredsted , T , Wincentz , T & Villesen , P 2006 , ' Introgression of mountain hare (Lepus timidus) mitochondrial DNA into wild brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in Denmark ' , B M C Ecology , vol. 6 , no. 17 . |
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