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Mitochondrial DNA diversity of Central European Brown Hares (Lepus europaeus): a legacy of Late Glacial Mediterranean refugia?

Brown hares were absent from central europe during the Late Glacial because of unsuitable habitats. We compare mtDNA variability (cyt b, COI, 12S/16SrNA) of 759 brown hares from different parts of Europe and Asia Minor to examine the contribution of supposed Pleistocene refuge populations and some other hypothesis. The geographical pattern of haplotypes groups suggested postglacial colonization of central Europe predominantly from one source population, probably located in the south-central Balkans or east of Balkans. In Greece were one or more Pleistocene refuge populations.

hares; DNA haplotypes; refugia; postglacial colonization

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