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First record of a specialized hygropetricolous cave beetle, genus Croatodirus (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), in Slovenia

open access: yesNatura Sloveniae, 2017
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

open access: yesDiversity, 2020
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
doaj   +1 more source

Autism, the Integrations of 'Difference' and the Origins of Modern Human Behaviour [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
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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Updated Distribution of the Mysid Antromysis cenotensis (Crustacea: Peracarida), a Protected Key Species in Yucatan Peninsula Cenotes

open access: yesDiversity, 2021
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
doaj   +1 more source

An Annotated Checklist of the Crayfishes (Decapoda: Cambaridae) of Arkansas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
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
core   +3 more sources

A new cave population of Astyanax mexicanus from Northern Sierra de El Abra, Tamaulipas, Mexico

open access: yesSubterranean Biology, 2023
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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Do Salamanders Limit the Abundance of Groundwater Invertebrates in Subterranean Habitats?

open access: yesDiversity, 2020
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
doaj   +1 more source

Palaeohistology and life history evolution in cave bears, Ursus spelaeus sensu lato. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
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
doaj   +1 more source

Inferring on Speleomantes Foraging Behavior from Gut Contents Examination

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
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
doaj   +1 more source

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