Taxonomic status of hares (Lepus spp.) in Xinjiang, China (Lagomorpha: Leporidae): An integrative approach

• Published in: Zoologica scripta Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 282 - 298
• Main Authors: Shan, Wen‐Juan, Li, Zu‐Rui, Dai, Hui‐Ying, Dong, Peng‐Cheng, Zhang, Yu‐Cong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oslo Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2024
• Subjects: Datasets; Genetic divergence; Genomes; hybrid; Hybridization; Interspecific hybridization; Interspecific relationships; Introgression; Lepus tibetanus pamirensis; Lepus tolai; Lepus tolai lehmanni; Lepus yarkandensis; Morphology; Morphometry; Nucleotides; phylogeny; Physical characteristics; Polymorphism; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; Skull; skull morphology; SNP; Sympatric populations; Taxonomy; Xinjiang hares; China

The taxonomic status and interspecies relationships of hares (genus Lepus) in Xinjiang, China, remain ambiguous owing to extremely similar external morphologies, introgressive hybridization between species and a lack of molecular genetic records. In this study, a total of 154 hare specimens were use...