| helminth communities of an introduced hare (lepus granatensis) and a native hare (lepus europaeus) in southern france. | 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 hare ... | 2007 | 17984274 |