Notes on New Zealand mammals 10. Effect of observer position on group size and level of aggression of mating brown hares

Flux, John E. C.

doi:10.1080/03014220909510143

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“…Studies by Tapper and Barnes (1986) and Rühe and Hohmann (2004) found that night ranges were larger than day ranges and ranges increased as the number of habitats increased. The home range of L. europaeus is about 21-190 ha (Rühe and Hohmann 2004;Flux 2009). Males have larger home ranges than females but once a home range is established L. europaeus shows high site fidelity (Bray et al 2007).…”

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Lepus europaeus(Lagomorpha: Leporidae)

Bock¹

2020

Mammalian Species

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Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778, commonly called the European hare, is one of 32 species of Lepus. It is widely distributed in Europe and Asia where it was not native but introduced by humans for sport. L. europaeus does not burrow, nor hibernate, and gives birth to precocial young (leverets). It prefers open grassland, fields, agricultural farmland, and pastures with hedgerows and bushes. Declining populations in several countries since the 1960s led to increased research to investigate the reasons; L. europaeus is considered threatened in several countries, but of “Least Concern” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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“…However, when food is clumped in small patches dominant L. europaeus attempt to monopolize the resource. When breeding, it gathers in groups of up to 13 (Lincoln 1974;Zörner 1981;Monaghan and Metcalfe 1985;Flux 2009;Bock 2013).…”

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Lepus europaeus(Lagomorpha: Leporidae)

Bock¹

2020

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“…Bray et al (2007) and Avril et al (2011) showed that natal dispersal was sex-biased, with a greater propensity to disperse in young males. Moreover, males are more active and have larger home ranges than females (Zaccaroni et al, 2013) and chase each other to attain dominance (Hansen, 1996;Flux, 2009). Hansen (1996) found that female hares spent more time feeding and resting whereas males spent more time moving around, exploring, coupling and exhibiting agonistic behaviour.…”

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Hare demography, physiology and European Brown Hare Syndrome virus infection: is there an association?

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Epidemiological studies of disease ecology typically ignore the influence of host sex, age, nutritional condition and immunocompetence factors. However, this can lead to shortcomings and incorrect conclusions regarding the mechanisms of pathogen transmission and prevalence in wild animals. In many European countries, European Brown Hare Syndrome Virus (EBHSV) causes a disease lethal to brown hares Lepus europaeus. Associations of EBHSV infection, sex, age, body condition and spleen mass were studied in hares collected, from the prefectures of Chalkidiki and Thessaloniki, Hellas, during the hunting season. Data showed a sex‐biased prevalence with twice as many males infected with EBHSV than females (P = 0.061), indicating a sexual dimorphism in disease exposure or susceptibility. EBHSV infection was not related to hare body condition (P = 0.853). Adults had significantly greater spleen mass than young hares (P = 0.003), indicating past infections. Significantly greater spleen mass was found in hares positive for EBHSV (P = 0.010) and a negative relation was found between spleen mass and body condition (P = 0.038), indicating energy consumption for immune defense investment. The present study is one of the few that examine the relevance of individual risk factors in understanding patterns of viral infections in natural populations of wild animals.

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European Hare Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778

Hackländer

2023

Handbook of the Mammals of Europe

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Notes on New Zealand mammals 10. Effect of observer position on group size and level of aggression of mating brown hares

Cited by 6 publications

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Lepus europaeus(Lagomorpha: Leporidae)

Lepus europaeus(Lagomorpha: Leporidae)

Hare demography, physiology and European Brown Hare Syndrome virus infection: is there an association?

European Hare Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778

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