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The cave hygropetric, an inaccessible subterranean habitat defined by films of water flowing down the cave walls, is renowned for its specialized filter feeding cave beetles. To date, no data on cave hygropetricolous beetles have been known for Slovenia,
Teo Delić
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Hotspots of Subterranean Biodiversity
Worldwide, caves and groundwater habitats harbor thousands of species modified and limited to subterranean habitats in karst. Data are concentrated in Europe and USA, where a number of detailed analyses have been performed.
Tanja Pipan +2 more
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Autism, the Integrations of 'Difference' and the Origins of Modern Human Behaviour [PDF]
It is proposed here that the archaeological evidence for the emergence of 'modern behaviour' (160,000-40,000 bp) can best be explained as the rise of cognitive variation within populations through social mechanisms for integrating 'different minds ...
Spikins, Penny
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We present 52 new geographic location records for the peracarid crustacean Antromysis cenotensis Creaser, 1936, endemic in cenotes of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
Luis Arturo Liévano-Beltrán +1 more
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An Annotated Checklist of the Crayfishes (Decapoda: Cambaridae) of Arkansas [PDF]
Prior to the present study, 56 species with 3 additional subspecies for a total of 59 different taxa of crayfishes were recognized from Arkansas. We add a single species (Carmel Crayfish, Fallicambarus schusteri) to that list, subtract a documented ...
Crandall, Keith A. +2 more
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A new cave population of Astyanax mexicanus from Northern Sierra de El Abra, Tamaulipas, Mexico
The Astyanax genus represents an extraordinary example of phenotypic evolution, being their most extreme examples the blind and depigmented morphs, which have evolved from independent surface-dwelling lineages.
R. Miranda-Gamboa +6 more
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Do Salamanders Limit the Abundance of Groundwater Invertebrates in Subterranean Habitats?
Several species of surface salamanders exploit underground environments; in Europe, one of the most common is the fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra).
Raoul Manenti +5 more
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Palaeohistology and life history evolution in cave bears, Ursus spelaeus sensu lato. [PDF]
The abundance of skeletal remains of cave bears in Pleistocene deposits can offer crucial information on the biology and life history of this megafaunal element.
Kristof Veitschegger +4 more
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Inferring on Speleomantes Foraging Behavior from Gut Contents Examination
We here provide the first comprehensive analysis and discussion on prey consumed by the European cave salamanders of the genus Speleomantes. Our study stems from the need to shed light on the still unknown foraging behavior adopted by Speleomantes cave ...
Fabio Cianferoni, Enrico Lunghi
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