Aim
To relate the recent Iberian lynx decline to changes in the distribution of the
European rabbit after the haemorrhagic disease outbreak of 1989. As Iberian rabbits
evolved in two geographically separated lineages, being the recent lynx range practically
restricted to the southwestern lineage, we also test if differential range dynamics
exists for these lineages, with the consequent implications for lynx conservation and
reintroduction planning
