Michell CT, Pohjoismäki JLO, Spong G, Thulin CG. Mountain- and brown hare genetic polymorphisms to survey local adaptations and conservation status of the heath hare (Lepus timidus sylvaticus, Nilsson 1831).
Sci Data 2022;
9:667. [PMID:
36329035 PMCID:
PMC9633808 DOI:
10.1038/s41597-022-01794-5]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
We provide the first whole genome sequences from three specimens of the mountain hare subspecies the heath hare (Lepus timidus sylvaticus), along with samples from two mountain hares (Lepus timidus timidus) and two brown hares (Lepus europaeus) from Sweden. The heath hare has a unique grey winter pelage as compared to other mountain hares (white) and brown hares (mostly brown), and face regional extinction, likely due to competitive exclusion from the non-native brown hare. Whole genome resequencing from the seven hare specimens were mapped to the Lepus timidus pseudoreference genome and used for detection of 11,363,883 polymorphic nucleotide positions. The data presented here could be useful for addressing local adaptations and conservation status of mountain hares and brown hares in Sweden, including unique subspecies.
| Measurement(s) | whole genome sequencing |
| Technology Type(s) | Illumina HiSeq X |
| Factor Type(s) | Species |
| Sample Characteristic - Organism | Lepus timidus • Lepus europaeus • Lepus timidus sylvaticus |
| Sample Characteristic - Location | Sweden |
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