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Brain Transcriptomics Reveals Molecular Mechanisms of Cave Adaptation in Triplophysa Loaches [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionUnderstanding the adaptive evolution of brain function in extreme environments remains a central challenge in evolutionary biology. This study investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying cave adaptation by comparing brain transcriptomes of sympatric
Chunqing Li +4 more
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History and significance of tropical cave biology
ARPHA Conference Abstracts, 2022 “Nothing could possibly live there!” They said. Indeed, until recently, few specialized cave-adapted animals were known from volcanic, tropical, or oceanic island caves, and plausible theories had been put forward to explain their absence. But assume nothing in science! One must illuminate, explore, and survey habitats before declaring them barren. Our
F. Howarth
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Biology Students Association as the base for establishing future experts and cave fauna exploration [PDF]
ARPHA Conference Abstracts, 2022 Biology Students Association – BIUS (BIUS) from Zagreb, Croatia is a non-government and non-profit association founded in 1999 by biology students from the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. Aiming to develop future experts in different fields of biology, BIUS is composed of groups that specialize in various subject areas.
Jana Bedek +5 more
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Microbial roles in cave biogeochemical cycling
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Among fundamental research questions in subterranean biology, the role of subterranean microbiomes playing in key elements cycling is a top-priority one.
Hai-Zhen Zhu +5 more
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Water Parameters and Hydrodynamics in Rivers and Caves Hosting Astyanax mexicanus Populations Reveal Macro‐, Meso‐ and Microhabitat Characteristics [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus) has emerged as a leading model for evolutionary biology and the study of adaptation to extreme subterranean environments.
Laurent Legendre +5 more
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Life in the Underworld: Anchialine cave biology in the era of speleogenomics
International Journal of Speleology, 2016 Anchialine caves contain haline bodies of water with underground connections to the ocean and limited exposure to open air. Despite being found on islands and peninsular coastlines around the world, the isolation of anchialine systems has facilitated the evolution of high levels of endemism among their inhabitants.
Pérez-Moreno, Jorge L. +2 more
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Why the delay in recognizing terrestrial obligate cave species in the tropics?
International Journal of Speleology, 2023 “Nothing could possibly live there!” They believed. Indeed, until recently, few specialized cave- adapted animals were known from volcanic, tropical, or oceanic island caves, and plausible theories had been put forward to explain their absence.
Francis Howarth
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BIOLOGY OF THE SHAWNEE CAVE SPIDERS
The Biological Bulletin, 1910 1. Troglohyphantes cavernicola Keys. is found everywhere in these caves, where the three following necessary conditions exist—total darkness, a saturated atmosphere, and a suitable place for the construction of snares.2. The first pair of legs are used as tactile organs.3.
N. E. Mcindoo
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Biology and Ecology of Bat Cave, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, 2014 (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) A study of the biology and ecology of Bat Cave, Grand Canyon National Park, was conducted during a series of four expeditions to the cave between 1994 and 2001. A total of 27 taxa, including 5 vertebrate and 22 macro-invertebrate species, were identified as elements of the ecology of the cave. Bat Cave
R. B. Pape
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