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Fig. 1. Recent Cape hare Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758 RAM R2 in Head and neck posture in sauropod dinosaurs inferred from extant animals
Fig. 1. Recent Cape hare Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758 RAM R2 in right lateral view, illustrating maximally extended pose (A) and ONP (B): skull, cervical vertebrae 1–7 and dorsal vertebrae 1–2. Note the very weak dorsal deflection of the base of the neck in ONP, contrasting with the much stronger deflection illustrated in a live rabbit by Vidal et al. (1986: fig. 4).
Data from: The evolutionary history of the Cape hare (Lepus capensis sensu lato): insights for systematics and biogeography
Inferring the phylogeography of species with large distributions helps deciphering major diversification patterns that may occur in parallel across taxa. Here, we infer the evolutionary history of the Cape hare, <i>Lepus capensis sensu lato</i>, a species distributed from southern Africa to Asia, by analysing variation at 18 microsatellites and 9 DNA (1 mitochondrial and 8 nuclear) sequenced loci, from field and museum-collected samples. Using a combination of assignment and coalescent-based methods, we show that the Cape hare is composed of five evolutionary lineages, distributed in distinct biogeographic regions – north-western Africa, eastern Africa, southern Africa, the Near East and the Arabian Peninsula. A deep phylogenetic break possibly dating to the Early Pleistocene was inferred between the African and Asian <i>L. capensis</i> groups, and the latter appear more closely related to other Eurasian hare species than to African Cape hares. The inferred phylogeographic structure is shared by numerous taxa distributed across the studied range, suggesting that environmental changes, such as the progressive aridification of the Saharo-Arabian desert and the fluctuations of savannah habitats in Sub-Saharan Africa, had comparable impacts across species. Fine-scale analyses of the western Sahara-Sahel populations showed rich fragmentation patterns for mitochondrial DNA but not for microsatellites, compatible with the environmental heterogeneity of the region and female philopatry. The complex evolutionary history of <i>L. capensis sensu lato</i>, which possibly includes interspecific gene flow, is not reflected by taxonomy. Integrating evolutionary inference contributes to an improved characterization of biodiversity, which is fundamental to foster the conservation of relevant evolutionary units.
On following pages: 34. Burmese Hare (Lepus peguensis); 35. Ethiopian Hare (Lepus fagani); 36. Scrub Hare (Lepus Highland Hare (Lepus starcki); 40. Cape Hare (Lepus capensis); 41. Abyssinian Hare (Lepus habessinicus); 42. Tolai oiostolus); 46. Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus); 47. Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus); 48. Black Jackrabbit saxatilis); 37. African Savanna Hare (Lepus victoriae); 38. Yarkand Hare (Lepus yarkandensis); 39. Ethiopian Hare (Lepus tolai); 43. Desert Hare (Lepus tibetanus); 44. Yunnan Hare (Lepus comus); 45. Woolly Hare (Lepus (Lepus insularis). in Leporidae
On following pages: 34. Burmese Hare (Lepus peguensis); 35. Ethiopian Hare (Lepus fagani); 36. Scrub Hare (Lepus Highland Hare (Lepus starcki); 40. Cape Hare (Lepus capensis); 41. Abyssinian Hare (Lepus habessinicus); 42. Tolai oiostolus); 46. Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus); 47. Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus); 48. Black Jackrabbit saxatilis); 37. African Savanna Hare (Lepus victoriae); 38. Yarkand Hare (Lepus yarkandensis); 39. Ethiopian Hare (Lepus tolai); 43. Desert Hare (Lepus tibetanus); 44. Yunnan Hare (Lepus comus); 45. Woolly Hare (Lepus (Lepus insularis).
Data from: The evolutionary history of the Cape hare (Lepus capensis sensu lato): insights for systematics and biogeography
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