Spillover event of recombinant Lagovirus europaeus /GI.2 into the Iberian hare ( Lepus granatensis ) in Spain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roser Velarde ◽  
Joana Abrantes ◽  
Ana M. Lopes ◽  
Josep Estruch ◽  
João V. Côrte‐Real ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lepus Granatensis ◽  
Iberian Hare

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

2008 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 571-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joana Paupério ◽  
Paulo Célio Alves
Keyword(s):  
Mountain Ecosystem ◽  
Lepus Granatensis ◽  
Iberian Hare

scholarly journals Reproduction parameters of the Iberian hare Lepus granatensis at the edge of its range

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 434-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfonso Fernandez ◽  
Ramón Soriguer ◽  
Enrique Castien ◽  
Francisco Carro
Keyword(s):  
Lepus Granatensis ◽  
Iberian Hare

scholarly journals Implications for conservation and game management of the roadkill levels of the endemic Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis)

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Duarte ◽  
David Romero ◽  
Pablo J. Rubio ◽  
Miguel A. Farfán ◽  
Julia E. Fa
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Heterogeneity ◽  
Road Ecology ◽  
Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Small Game ◽  
Lepus Granatensis ◽  
Mediterranean Landscapes ◽  
Olive Groves ◽  
Potential Factors ◽  
Hunting Quotas ◽  
Iberian Hare

AbstractThe Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) is an important small game species endemic to the Iberian Peninsula for which the incidence of roadkill is unknown. We surveyed Iberian hare–vehicle accidents on road networks in southern Spain, focusing on roads that mainly run through favorable habitats for this species: Mediterranean landscapes with plots of arable crops, olive groves, and vineyards. We recorded roadkills over a 5-month period, estimated hare accident densities on roads, and compared these numbers to hare hunting yields in adjoining hunting estates. We also analyzed the spatial patterns of and potential factors influencing hare roadkills. We detected the existence of black spots for hare roadkills in areas with high landscape heterogeneity that also included embankments and nearby crossroads and had high traffic intensity. Hare roadkill levels ranged from 5 to 25% of the annual harvest of hares killed on neighboring hunting estates. We suggest that road collisions should be considered in Iberian hare conservation in addition to hunting, since they may represent an additive source of mortality. Game managers should address the issue of hare roadkill in harvest planning to compensate for hare accidents, adjusting hunting quotas to account for this unnatural source of mortality. Our results suggest future directions for applied research in road ecology, including further work on demographic compensation and roadkill mitigation.

scholarly journals Detection of RHDV strains in the Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis): earliest evidence of rabbit lagovirus cross-species infection

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana M Lopes ◽  
Sara Marques ◽  
Eliane Silva ◽  
Maria J Magalhães ◽  
Ana Pinheiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lepus Granatensis ◽  
Iberian Hare

Epidemiology and prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in the Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis)

2013 ◽  
Vol 196 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 194-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Fernández-Aguilar ◽  
V. Alzaga ◽  
D. Villanúa ◽  
O. Cabezón ◽  
I. García-Bocanegra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Lepus Granatensis ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii Infection ◽  
Iberian Hare

scholarly journals Environmental Factors Determinate Roadkill Levels of the Endemic Iberian Species, Iberian Hare (Lepus Granatensis)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Duarte ◽  
David Romero ◽  
Pablo Rubio ◽  
Miguel Ángel Farfán ◽  
Julia Fa
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Patterns ◽  
Landscape Heterogeneity ◽  
Road Ecology ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Road Kill ◽  
Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Small Game ◽  
Lepus Granatensis ◽  
Hunting Quotas ◽  
Iberian Hare

Abstract Lepus granatensis is an Iberian Peninsula endemic species and one of the most important small game species. We surveyed Iberian hare-vehicle accidents in roads network in southern Spain, analysing the Mediterranean landscape, the main habitats of this species. We recorded roadkill of roads during 6-month, compared hare roadkill densities to hare hunting yields. We analyzed the spatial patterns and factors that could be influencing the hare road kill. We detected blackspots of hare road kill in areas with high landscape heterogeneity and included embankments, intersections roads and high traffic intensity. The hare roadkill ranged between 6% and 41% of the annual harvest of hares killed on neighbouring hunting estates. We therefore consider it highly relevant to take into account the hare road kill, especially in hare hunting areas, suggesting to gamekeepers and managers addressing the issue of road kill of hares. It would be necessary that hunting quotas be adjusted in territories where the additive effect of these non-natural hare mortalities converge. Results point to future directions for applied research in road ecology, which would include demographic compensation and roadkill mitigation. Our methodology could be of wide use to identify lagomorphs’ road kill blackspots by analysing environmental spatial patterns.

scholarly journals Genetic characterization of a recombinant myxoma virus leap into the Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Águeda-Pinto ◽  
Ana Lemos de Matos ◽  
Mário Abrantes ◽  
Simona Kraberger ◽  
Maria A. Risalde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myxoma Virus ◽  
Open Reading Frames ◽  
Lepus Europaeus ◽  
European Rabbit ◽  
New Host ◽  
Tissue Samples ◽  
Lepus Granatensis ◽  
Domestic Rabbits ◽  
Iberian Hare

AbstractMyxomatosis is a lethal disease of wild European and domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) caused by a Myxoma virus (MYXV) infection, a leporipoxvirus that is found naturally in someSylvilagusrabbit species in South America and California. The introduction of MYXV in the early 1950s into feral European rabbit populations in Australia and Europe demonstrate the best documented field example of host-virus coevolution following a cross-species transmission. Recently, a new cross-species jump of MYXV has been suggested in both Great Britain and Spain, where European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) and Iberian hares (Lepus granatensis) were found dead with lesions consistent with those observed in myxomatosis. To investigate the possibility of a new cross-species transmission event by MYXV, tissue samples collected from a wild Iberian hare found dead in Spain (Toledo region) were analyzed and deep sequenced. Our results report a new MYXV strain (MYXV Toledo) in the tissues of this species. The genome of this new strain encodes three disrupted genes (M009L,M036LandM152R) and a novel 2.8 KB recombinant region that resulted from an insertion of four novel poxviral genes towards the 5’ end of its genome. From the open reading frames inserted into the MYXV Toledo strain, a new orthologue of a poxvirus host range gene family member was identified which is related to the MYXV geneM064R. Overall, we confirmed the identity of a new MYXV strain in Iberian hares that we hypothesize was able to more effectively counteract the host defenses in hares and start an infectious process in this new host.

scholarly journals Dinámica espacial de la liebre ibérica (Lepus granatensis) en una zona sometida a restauración vegetal (escombrera de lignitos Meirama, a Coruña-España). Spatial dynamics of Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) in an area under vegetation restoration (Meirama lignite dump, A Coruña-Spain).

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Jaramillo-Fayad ◽  
Jairo Pérez-Torres ◽  
Xosé Pardavila Rodríguez ◽  
Adrián Lamosa Torres
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Vegetation Restoration ◽  
Habitat Modification ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Lepus Granatensis ◽  
Iberian Hare

RESUMEN. La Liebre Ibérica (Lepus granatensis) es una de las principales especies cinegéticas en España. Presenta una amplia distribución y poblaciones estables en casi la totalidad del territorio. En Galicia, en los últimos años, factores como la modificación del hábitat, el aumento en la presión de caza y la construcción de infraestructuras viales han venido afectando a muchas poblaciones, llevando a la especie a una reducción e inclusive desaparición en algunas zonas atlánticas. La acelerada modificación de los hábitats naturales ha obligado a la especie a ocupar nuevos territorios, no existiendo actualmente información sobre la forma en la que el animal responde a estos nuevos medios. Es el caso de una población de Liebre Ibérica que habita en la Escombrera Exterior del Yacimiento Minero de Meirama (A Coruña), zona sometida a un proceso de restauración vegetal. En este trabajo se pretende evaluar la dinámica espacial de Lepus granatensis bajo las condiciones particulares de la escombrera. Para tal fin, se radio-marcaron 8 ejemplares que fueron seguidos durante 18 meses, en jornadas de las 18:00 a 08:00 horas, cada 10 días. Se registraron 1671 rumbos que generaron 547 localizaciones. Los resultados de rango de acción, área núcleo y superposición, fueron analizados por medio de pruebas de Anova de medidas repetidas, rangos asignados de Wilcoxon, Chi-cuadrado, Bonferroni y t. Los análisis muestran que los terrenos restaurados con coníferas fueron seleccionados por las liebres por encima de los hábitats con características más cercanas a los naturales. El rango de acción descrito (24 ha) es inferior al encontrado en otros estudios en la península ibérica. La heterogeneidad vegetal, la importante fuente de alimentación que representan los retoños de pinos y eucaliptos y la gran disponibilidad de encames, son la base para que en estos nuevos hábitats pueda mantenerse una población viable y estable de Liebre Ibérica.ABSTRACT. The Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) is one of the primary game species in Spain, has a wide distribution and stable populations in almost the entire territory. In Galicia, in recent years, factors such as habitat modification, increased hunting pressure and the construction of road infrastructure have been affecting many populations; therefore, the species has been reduced and even has disappeared being reduced and even disappeared in some Atlantic areas. Rapid modification of natural habitats has forced the species to occupy new territories, there is currently no information on how the animal responds to these new media. This is the case in a population of Iberian hare, inhabiting Foreign Mining Dump Reservoir Meirama (A Coruña), an area under vegetation restoration process. This work aims to assess the spatial dynamics of Lepus granatensis, under the particular conditions of the dump. To fulfill this aim, 8 specimens were radio-marked and  followed during 18 months in nocturnal journeys from the 18:00 to the 8:00 hours, every 10 days. We registered 1671 paths which generated 547 locations. The results of action range, core area, and overlap, were analyzed through testing of repeated measures ANOVA, Wilcoxon assigned ranks, Chi-square, and Bonferroni t. Analyses show that the land restored with conifers was selected by hares were selected by Hare above habitats closer to natural features. The range of action described (24 ha) is smaller than those found in other studies in the Iberian Peninsula. The plant heterogeneity, the major food source represented the shoots of pine and eucalyptus trees, and the wide availability of beds, are the basis that may allow these new habitats to sustain a viable and stable a viable and stable Iberian hare population. 

scholarly journals First description of sarcoptic mange in an Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 100021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Cardells ◽  
Victor Lizana ◽  
Alba Martí-Marco ◽  
Santiago Lavín ◽  
Roser Velarde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sarcoptic Mange ◽  
Lepus Granatensis ◽  
Iberian Hare
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