Introgression of mountain hare (Lepus ti
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Tina Fredsted; Trine Wincentz; Palle Villesen
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Article
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2006
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BioMed Central
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English
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## Background In Europe the mountain hare (__Lepus timidus__) exists in Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Finland, parts of the Alps and in Eastern Europe, but not in Denmark. Interspecific hybridization has been demonstrated between native Swedish mountain hares and introduced brown hares (__Lepus eu