Inferring the Evolutionary History of the European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from Molecular Markers

Ferrand, Nathalie

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-72446-9_4

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“…The European rabbit originated in the Iberian Peninsula, where two subspecies, Oryctolagus cuniculus algirus and O. cuniculus cuniculus, coexist, the former being restricted to the southwest region of the Peninsula and the latter being distributed worldwide, mostly through humanmediated dispersal (6). Both subspecies are fatally susceptible to RHDV (10) despite their known genetic differences (6). The evolution of RHDV seems to follow a chronological rather than geographical pattern (8), and six genogroups (G1 to G6) have been defined.…”

Section: R Abbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (Rhdv) Belongs To the Genusmentioning

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Complete Genomic Sequences of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus G1 Strains Isolated in the European Rabbit Original Range

Abrantes

Lopes

Esteves

2012

J Virol

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The complete genomic sequences of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) strains isolated in 1995 (CB137) and 2006 (CB194) from wild European rabbits from Portugal are described. The strains were isolated in the original range of the European rabbit and assigned to genogroup 1 (G1), which is known to have persisted only in the Iberian Peninsula. ORF2 of isolate CB137 might encode a shorter minor structural protein, VP10.

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Section: R Abbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (Rhdv) Belongs To the Genusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Complete Genomic Sequences of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus G1 Strains Isolated in the European Rabbit Original Range

Abrantes

Lopes

Esteves

2012

J Virol

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“…These divergent groups found themselves geographically isolated during the Quaternary iceages, one in the south-west and the other in the north-east of the Iberian Peninsula (Biju-Duval et al, 1991;Branco et al, 2000), before any human interference (Callou, 1995;Hardy et al, 1995), and they came into contact during the last post-glacial period (Branco et al, 2002). According to some authors (Alda et al, 2006;Ferrand, 2008) these 2 groups could correspond to the 2 current subspecies.…”

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Biometric characterisation and taxonomic considerations of european rabbit Oryctolagus Cuniculus (Linnaeus 1758) in Sicily (Italy)

Valvo¹,

Scala²,

Scalisi

2014

World rabbit sci.

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In Sicilian Mediterranean ecosystems the European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus is a keystone species, very important for popular small game species and for ecological reasons. However, its spread across the island seems to have decreased and fragmented in recent times, but until now no accurate population management has been carried out due to the lack of ethological, ecological and taxonomic knowledge. A biometric analysis of European rabbit specimens from Sicily to widen current taxonomic knowledge was performed. In this paper, 7 body variables and 23 cranial variables of 166 and 120 individuals, respectively, were examined. Thereafter, the results were compared with biometric data from other European populations. The comparison showed that the body size and skull measurement in Sicilian specimens of European rabbit seem to be quite distinct from those given in the literature on rabbit in south-west Spain, whose populations were assigned to Oryctolagus cuniculus algirus subspecies, whereas it was particularly close to the average size of populations in northern Spain and southern France, assigned to Oryctolagus cuniculus cuniculus. Moreover, the Sicilian taxon was not correlated with Bergmann's rule, showing characteristics that could be the result of its introduction, population management or insularity. Biomolecular analyses will be necessary to definitely clarify the taxonomy of European rabbit in Sicily.

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“…The European rabbit is recognized formally in two subspecies, O. c. cuniculus (L., 1758) andO. c. algirus (Loche, 1858), as described by Ferrand (2008).…”

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mtDNA diversity in a rabbit population from Sicily (Italy)

Valvo¹,

Russo²,

Mancuso³

et al. 2017

Turk J Zool

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The European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus (O. c.) is a small game species found in several parts of the world and represents an important resource for many predators. It has been classified as a Near-Threatened species on the Red List of Italian Vertebrates even though it is also considered to be an agricultural pest species in many areas. It is a polytypic species present as two known subspecies: O. c. cuniculus and O. c. algirus. The Italian geographical distribution of the two subspecies is known, but mostly based on morphological, biogeographic, and historical literature data. In Sicily, there is no complete genetic description of the actual existing subspecies; previous studies have only reported the differences in size of the Sicilian rabbit population. In this study, we analyzed genetic data within a phylogenetic framework through mitochondrial (mt) cytochrome b (cyt b) DNA from 13 rabbit samples collected from different sites in Sicily. We reconstructed the intraspecific phylogeny by comparing cyt b mtDNA sequences of 13 newly isolated O. cuniculus haplotypes from Sicily and 7 individuals from other areas (

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Inferring the Evolutionary History of the European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from Molecular Markers

Cited by 27 publications

References 39 publications

Complete Genomic Sequences of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus G1 Strains Isolated in the European Rabbit Original Range

Complete Genomic Sequences of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus G1 Strains Isolated in the European Rabbit Original Range

Biometric characterisation and taxonomic considerations of european rabbit Oryctolagus Cuniculus (Linnaeus 1758) in Sicily (Italy)

mtDNA diversity in a rabbit population from Sicily (Italy)

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