Biometric and morphologic features of the species of the genus Lepus in Spain

Palácios, Fernando Antônio Colares

doi:10.1515/mamm.1989.53.2.227

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“…Estudios realizados mediante parcelas de excrementos (Ballesteros et al 1996, Ballesteros 2003 señalan su preferencia por los pequeños claros existentes en el interior de las manchas de piornos, así como por las pequeñas zonas quemadas para el ganado de brezal y piornal. Bonhomme et al (1986) y Palacios (1989) mostraron la diferenciación de las tres especies a nivel bioquímico y morfológico respectivamente. Otros autores lo confirmaron posteriormente a nivel de ADN nuclear y mitocondrial (Pérez-Suárez et al 1994, Alves et al 2000.…”

Section: Distribución Y Hábitatunclassified

“…Palacios (1976) publicó la descripción de la liebre de piornal, completando y confirmando las apreciaciones de Castroviejo (1970). Inicialmente la especie no fue aceptada por todos los investigadores (Angermann 1983, Schneider y Leipoldt 1983, pero en la actualidad su validez está reconocida gracias a estudios morfológicos, genéticos y bioquímicos (Bonhome et al 1986, Palacios 1989, Pérez-Suárez et al 1994). …”

Section: Estudios Genéticosunclassified

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Conocimientos científicos importantes para la conservación y gestión de las tres especies de liebre de la Península Ibérica: deficiencias y retos para el futuro

Gil

Isturiz

Inglada

et al. 2013

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Section: Estudios Genéticosunclassified

Conocimientos científicos importantes para la conservación y gestión de las tres especies de liebre de la Península Ibérica: deficiencias y retos para el futuro

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Isturiz

Inglada

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“…Relative age estimations have been made on the basis of cranial ossification and development (CabonRaczynska 1964;Palacios 1989Palacios , 1996, and considering as adults the specimens showing the following features: sutures between basioccipitale-exooccipitale and exooccipitale-supraoccipitale ossified; interparietal bones ossified; sutura sagittalis ossified in its posterior portion; osseous coating of the mandibular capitulum knitted and polished; well-developed, non-porous supraorbital bones; well developed, angularshaped temporal tubercle; premaxillaries and corpus mandibulae not porous.…”

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“…Description of these measurements follows Cabon-Raczynska (1964) and Palacios (1989Palacios ( , 1996. To avoid transcription errors while collecting data, measurements were recorded to the nearest 0.01 mm using a digital caliper connected to a laptop computer using the automatic data capturing software EASYCAL (Marcus and Reig 1991).…”

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Morphological evidence of species differentiation within Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758 (Leporidae, Lagomorpha) in Cape Province, South Africa

Palácios¹,

Angelone²,

Alonso³

et al. 2008

Mammalian Biology

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A morphological study was carried out of the hares (Lepus) from Cape Province previously assigned to the subspecies L. capensis capensis, L. c. centralis, and L. c. grantii. The purpose of the study was to characterize the species L. capensis Linnaeus, 1758. In doing so, it was possible to distinguish two populations which we consider different species, as each shows homogeneous cranial, dental and pelage features. One of them, defined as L. capensis, is distributed near Cape Town not far from the coast, between Lambert's Bay and Cape Agulhas. The other species, defined as L. centralis, which includes L. grantii as a synonym, is distributed in central and western Cape Province. L. capensis and L. centralis have a parapatric distribution, with a small area of sympatry in a contact zone in Compagnies Drift area, near Lambert's Bay. With respect to cranial differences between the two species, L. capensis has a stronger maxilla and more robust dental series, while L. centralis has larger tympanic bullae. Among dental characters, L. centralis usually has a deeper groove and more abundant cement than L. capensis in the first upper incisor, and its internal lobe is squared, while in L. capensis is rounded. As for pelage color and pattern, L. capensis shows a more extended white ventral area than L. centralis. Our results are of interest for further research on taxonomic problems regarding Old World hare populations in which L. capensis is concerned.

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“…Most of the studies on this species have focused mainly on taxonomy (e.g., Palacios 1989), genetics (Alves et al 2000Estonba et al 2006;Melo-Ferreira et al 2005, reproduction Alves and Rocha 2003;Farfan et al 2004), and distribution (e.g., Palacios and Meijide 1979). Few studies have been performed on the ecology of this species and these refer essentially to plain and crop areas (Calzada and Martínez 1994;Carro 2005).…”

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Diet of the Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) in a mountain ecosystem

Paupério

Alves

2008

Eur J Wildl Res

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The diet of the Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) was studied through microhistological pellet analysis in two areas from a mountain ecosystem in Central Portugal. Fecal pellets were collected monthly in 24 plots spatially distributed throughout the two study areas. For each period, a sample of 15 to 20 pellets was milled and 400 epidermal fragments were identified, by comparison with a reference collection. A wide range of plant species was observed in hare's diet. Grasses represent the basis of the Iberian hare diet, with frequencies always higher than 50% in both study areas (annual average=69.98%). Most of the 35 species of grasses assembled for the reference collection (91.43%) were identified in the pellets. Nevertheless, only six of these were consumed in proportions greater than 5%, being Anthoxanthum odoratum, Secale cereale and Agrostis spp. the species ingested in higher frequencies. The rate of grasses consumption reached 80.69% in winter but decreased in summer to around 55%. In this season, a concurrent rise in the ingestion of other plant groups, like herbs and shrubs, and of plant inflorescences was observed. This work provides the first results on the Iberian hare's diet on mountain ecosystems, and suggests that the Iberian hare diet in a mountain ecosystem is similar to the observed in L. europaeus and L. timidus.

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Biometric and morphologic features of the species of the genus Lepus in Spain

Cited by 28 publications

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Conocimientos científicos importantes para la conservación y gestión de las tres especies de liebre de la Península Ibérica: deficiencias y retos para el futuro

Conocimientos científicos importantes para la conservación y gestión de las tres especies de liebre de la Península Ibérica: deficiencias y retos para el futuro

Morphological evidence of species differentiation within Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758 (Leporidae, Lagomorpha) in Cape Province, South Africa

Diet of the Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) in a mountain ecosystem

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