Evolutionary History of the Antelope Jackrabbit,<i>Lepus alleni</i>

Lorenzo, Consuelo; Brown, David E.; Amirsultan, Sophia; García, Maricela

doi:10.2181/036.045.0203

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“…The placement of L. townsendii as a group separate from the rest of the species of Lepus is consistent with previous studies Lorenzo et al, 2014;Ramírez-Silva et al, 2010). The relationship of L. alleni and L. californicus as sister taxa, with L. callotis as sister to both was also found by based on MT-CYB data.…”

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“…The relationship of L. alleni and L. californicus as sister taxa, with L. callotis as sister to both was also found by based on MT-CYB data. However, other phylogenetic analyses based on MT-CYB sequences support the monophyly of white-sided jackrabbits (L. alleni, L. callotis, and L. flavigularis), where L. callotis, and L. flavigularis are more closely related to each other (Lorenzo et al, 2014;Ramírez-Silva et al, 2010).…”

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“…22201/ib.20078706e.2019.90.2520 suggest that white-sided jackrabbits retained a greater distribution in the Americas in the pre-Pleistocene era. Then more recently, climate change and the arrival of the black-tailed jackrabbits have caused isolation of white-sided jackrabbits in tropic-subtropic environments (Lorenzo et al, 2014). Under this hypothesis, there should be a white-sided jackrabbit in both the northeastern and the northwestern American tropics (as well as the Tehuantepec Isthmus).…”

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“…Anderson and Gaunt (1962) indicated that L. alleni and L. callotis diverged from an isolated ancestral population of blacktailed jackrabbits. However, recent data from studies using cytochrome b genetic information suggest a common ancestor to both the black-tailed jackrabbit and the distinct whitesided jackrabbit clade (which contains the antelope jackrabbit, white-sided jackrabbit, and Tehuantepec jackrabbit), dating to approximately 1.2 mybp (Lorenzo et al 2014).…”

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Black-Tailed and White-Tailed Jackrabbits in the American West: History, Ecology, Ecological Significance, and Survey Methods

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Nussear

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Western North American Naturalist

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Across the western United States, Leporidae are the most important prey item in the diet of Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos). Leporids inhabiting the western United States include black-tailed (Lepus californicus) and white-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus townsendii) and various species of cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus spp.). Jackrabbits (Lepus spp.) are particularly important components of the ecological and economic landscape of western North America because their abundance influences the reproductive success and population trends of predators such as coyotes (Canis latrans), bobcats (Lynx rufus), and a number of raptor species. Here, we review literature pertaining to black-tailed and white-tailed jackrabbits comprising over 170 published journal articles, notes, technical reports, conference proceedings, academic theses and dissertations, and other sources dating from the late 19th century to the present. Our goal is to present information to assist those in research and management, particularly with regard to protected raptor species (e.g., Golden Eagles), mammalian predators, and ecological monitoring. We classified literature sources as (1) general information on jackrabbit species, (2) black-tailed or (3) white-tailed jackrabbit ecology and natural history, or (4) survey methods. These categories, especially 2, 3, and 4, were further subdivided as appropriate. The review also produced several tables on population trends, food habits, densities within various habitats, and jackrabbit growth and development. Black-tailed and white-tailed jackrabbits are ecologically similar in general behaviors, use of forms, parasites, and food habits, and they are prey to similar predators; but they differ in their preferred habitats. While the black-tailed jackrabbit inhabits agricultural land, deserts, and shrublands, the white-tailed jackrabbit is associated with prairies, alpine tundra, and sagebrush-steppe. Frequently considered abundant, jackrabbit numbers in western North America fluctuate temporally and spatially. We also reviewed methods used to investigate jackrabbit populations, including spotlight line transects, flushing transects, drive counts, pellet plot counts, collections, roadside counts, mark-recapture studies, and radio-telemetry studies. Our review of jackrabbit literature illustrates a number of deficiencies in our understanding of jackrabbits in general. As an example, a detailed quantitative description of habitat preferences is lacking, as is a thorough understanding of sympatric jackrabbit species interactions. Even the existence of the oft-cited jackrabbit "cycle" is a matter of debate. Survey methods generally do not address efficacy or accuracy in measuring jackrabbit density or abundance. In addition, there is a paucity of information about jackrabbits in the Mojave Desert, with no real understanding of home ranges, habitat preferences, and population dynamics or demographics in this region.

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Álvarez-Castañeda

2024

Mammals of North America - Volume 1

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Evolutionary History of the Antelope Jackrabbit,Lepus alleni

Cited by 5 publications

References 15 publications

Reinstatement of the Tamaulipas white-sided jackrabbit, Lepus altamirae, based on DNA sequence data

Reinstatement of the Tamaulipas white-sided jackrabbit, Lepus altamirae, based on DNA sequence data

Black-Tailed and White-Tailed Jackrabbits in the American West: History, Ecology, Ecological Significance, and Survey Methods

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