title: Helminth communities of an introduced hare (Lepus granatensis) and a native hare (Lepus europaeus) in southern France.
abstract: We investigated the parasite communities of introduced Iberian hares (Lepus granatensis) and native European hares (Lepus europaeus) in southern France, where Iberian hares were introduced locally 20 yr ago as a game animal. Parasite communities of sympatric populations of the two hare species and of allopatric populations of European hares were compared. Iberian hares in France harbored a depauperate community of parasites relative to the population in its native habitat in Spain. European hares in areas of sympatry also were infected by Nematodiroides zembrae, which normally infects Iberian hares on their native range.
authors.affiliation: UMR 5244, CNRS-EPHE-UPVD Biologie et Ecologie Tropicale et Mediterranéenne, CBETM Université, 52 Avenue Paul Alduy, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bordes
authors.forename: Juliette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Langand
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feliu
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morand
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D034621:Hares / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D017184:Nematospiroides / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015995:Prevalence; D013045:Species Specificity; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*