A history of British mammals

Barrett-Hamilton, G.E.H.; Hinton, Martin A.C.; Wilson, Edward

doi:10.5962/bhl.title.55827

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“…Specifically, during the 2nd or 3rd centuries AD, the European rabbit was introduced onto the central Mediterranean islands, including Sicily (Flux and Fullagar, 1992;Flux, 1994;1978). After its introduction, the only evidence of the presence of the European rabbit in Sicily is represented by fossils found at the Brucato site during the Middle Ages (13th-14th centuries) (Barrett-Hamilton, 1912;Constable, 2003). At this site, archaeological research has revealed that about 40% of the animals hunted by humans consisted of rabbits (Bresc, 1980).…”

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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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mtDNA diversity in a rabbit population from Sicily (Italy)

Valvo¹,

Russo²,

Mancuso³

et al. 2017

Turk J Zool

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“…Today, European rabbit is, among mammals, one of the most widespread species almost worldwide, one whose spreading and distribution have been mainly influenced by humans (Clutton-Brock, 1981;Flux, 1994;Callou, 1995). In central Mediterranean islands, including Sicily, European rabbit was probably introduced by the Romans (Bodson, 1978) during the 2 nd or 3 rd century AD (Barrett-Hamilton, 1912;Vigne, 1988;Kaetzke et al, 2003). However, some remains from Zembra, a small Tunisian island, have been dated back to between the 1 st and the 3 rd centuries BC (Hardy et al, 1994), which means that European rabbit introduction on some islands could have occurred earlier than expected.…”

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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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“…In Ireland the climate is mild and prolonged lying snow is rare. The animal is widespread, from sea level to mountain tops (Barrett-Hamilton andHinton 1910-1921). Such habitat diversification may possibly have been potentiated by lack of competition with the brown hare Lepus [403] europaeus Pallas, 1778, which was introduced into Ireland only at the end of the nineteenth century, and now apparently occurs only locally in the north-west (Fairley 1981).…”

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Studies on the European hare. 52. Food of Irish hares Lepus timidus hibernicus in western Connemara, Ireland

Tangney¹,

Fairley²,

O'Donnell³

1995

Acta Theriol.

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The diet of the Irish hare Lepus timidus hibernicus Bell, 1837, was investigated in western Ireland by analysis of faeces collected each month for a year from 3 areas of blanket bog, 1 of rough grassland and 1 of machair. A wide range of plant species was eaten but the main foods throughout the year were grasses and sedges on bog, and grasses at the other 2 sites, with sedges a minor food. Forbs were also important on machair, the study area where they were most plentiful. Shrubs (mainly Calluna vulgaris but Thymus praecox on machair) were an ancillary food everywhere, especially in winter, when they provided an otherwise scarce source of live tissue. Because there was no snow cover, however, shrubs did not dominate forage in winter as they do in other parts of the range of L. timidus. Seasonal variation in the diet and apparent food preferences are discussed.

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A history of British mammals

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mtDNA diversity in a rabbit population from Sicily (Italy)

mtDNA diversity in a rabbit population from Sicily (Italy)

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

Studies on the European hare. 52. Food of Irish hares Lepus timidus hibernicus in western Connemara, Ireland

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