Rabbit and man:  genetic and historic approach

Monnerot, Monique; Vigne, JD; Biju-Duval, C.; Casane, D.; Callou, C.; Hardy, Christopher M.; Mougel, Florence; Soriguer, Ramón C.; Dennebouy, N.; Jc, Mounolou

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“…Modern rabbits used in this study came from three domestic breeds (21 animals) and 18 wild populations. Among the 16 already described (Biju-Duval et al 1991;Hardy et al 1994a,b;Monnerot et al 1994) 14 are shown in Fig. 1; the other ones are from Australia (one animal) and Kerguelen Island (two animals).…”

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“…Modern rabbit populations from each of these regions have been already studied and can be distinguished on the basis of mtDNA sequence and RFLP polymorphisms (Table 2). Types B1--4 are found in France; types B8-11 in northern Spain; types B6-7 on Zembra and types AI-11 and B3 in southern Spain (Biju-Duval et al 1991;Monnerot et al 1994). The analysis of ancient DNA types found in all regions compared to modern types reveals that essentially the same sequences have been present in these regions for thousands of years (Table 2, Fig.…”

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“…Examinations of present-day wild and domestic rabbits have provided a number of parameters which distinguish various populations: size, osteological morphometry, parasitology, hematology, protein polymorphisms, and mitochondrial DNA variability (Saint-Girons, 1973;Beaucournu 1980;Ferrand et al 1988;Arana et al 1989;Biju-Duval et al 1991; Van der Loo et al 1991;Peterka and Hartl 1992;Monnerot et al 1994;Vigne et al 1994). In general a considerable diversity is thus detected.…”

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“…In order to provide an estimate of how European rabbit populations may have evolved during historical times and be affected by human activities, we decided to examine ancient mtDNA extracted from archaeological bones dated from prehistoric times to the modern era. Preliminary experiments had shown the feasibility of using ancient DNA techniques to examine rabbit mtDNA variability through time (Hardy et al 1994a,b;Monnerot et al 1994). In particular, a 190-bp region at the 3' end of the cytochrome b gene was found to be variable enough to distinguish between different populations of rabbits.…”

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Rabbit mitochondrial DNA diversity from prehistoric to modern times

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The mitochondrial genetic variability in European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) populations present in Europe and North Africa from 11,000 years ago to the present day has been analyzed using ancient DNA techniques. DNA was extracted from 90 rabbit bones found in 22 archaeological sites dated between the Mesolithic and recent times. Nucleotide sequences present in a variable 233-bp domain of the cytochrome b gene were compared to those present in modern-day rabbits. The results show that the structure of ancient populations of wild rabbit exhibited remarkable stability over time until the Middle Ages. At this time, a novel type of mtDNA molecule abruptly appears into most wild populations studied from France. This mtDNA type corresponds to that currently present in the domestic breeds of rabbit examined so far. The relative rapidity by which this mtDNA type established and its absence in all sites examined before 1,700 years ago lend support to the hypothesis that between 2,000 and 1,000 years ago, man may have favored the development, into all regions of France, of animals carrying this particular mtDNA molecule. The origin of such animals has still to be found: animals previously living outside of France or within France but in very restricted areas? This event was concomitant with the documented establishment of warrens after the tenth century A.D. in Europe.

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Rabbit mitochondrial DNA diversity from prehistoric to modern times

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“…Extant European rabbits are native to the Iberian Peninsula and Mediterranean regions of France, where they were restricted by the last ice age (Monnerot et al 1994). The earliest fossils of modern European rabbits are from 0.6 million years ago in Southern Spain, although four parapatric species were spread through Western Europe and are now extinct (Lopez-Martinez 2008).…”

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Grouping plant species by shared native range, and not by native status, predicts response to an exotic herbivore

Nelis

2012

Oecologia

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Differences among exotic species can be as large as differences between native and exotic species. Typically, however, only the distinction between native and exotic is made when predicting responses in a community. In this paper, I examine the response of plant species to experimental disturbance and exclusion of invasive European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in a grassland community with exotic plants originating from five continents. I explore group responses based on native status, shared native range with rabbits, having a congener from the native range of rabbits, life-history (e.g., annual), and life-form (e.g., grass). Individual species responses to rabbits were idiosyncratic, but group responses were predicted by continent of origin, not native status. Native status did predict response to disturbance with almost uniform responses within groups. Exotic species, regardless of origin, were positively affected by disturbance. Native species, in contrast, were negatively affected by disturbance. These results suggest that grouping plant species by native status is valid for questions of disturbance, but when analyzing outcomes of interactions, factors other than native status, such as shared evolutionary history, should be considered.

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Is the wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) a threatened species in spain? Sociological constraints in the conservation of species

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Cabezas-Díaz

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Biodiversity and Conservation in Europe

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Rabbit and man: genetic and historic approach

Cited by 36 publications

References 6 publications

Rabbit mitochondrial DNA diversity from prehistoric to modern times

Rabbit mitochondrial DNA diversity from prehistoric to modern times

Grouping plant species by shared native range, and not by native status, predicts response to an exotic herbivore

Is the wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) a threatened species in spain? Sociological constraints in the conservation of species

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