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Evolution of endoglucanase genes in subterranean and surface isopod crustaceans from Central Western Australia. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2023
Little is known about the existence and expression of cellulase genes in species from cave environments where carbohydrates are sparse. The current research identified several cellulase genes with endogenous origins from subterranean isopods of Central Western Australia.
Javidkar M, Cooper SJB, Shokri Bousjein N, Humphreys WF, King RA, Austin AD.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Water Parameters and Hydrodynamics in Rivers and Caves Hosting Astyanax mexicanus Populations Reveal Macro-, Meso- and Microhabitat Characteristics. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
From 2009 to 2025, we have recorded the physicochemical parameters of the water and the hydrological regimes at localities hosting Astyanax mexicanus cavefish and surface fish populations in Mexico. Sampling 13 caves and 30 surface stations revealed strong signatures of the two macrohabitats, but also significant differences in specific water ...
Legendre L, Père S, Rebaudo F, Espinasa L, Attia J, Rétaux S.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Light in the Darkness: Responses to Light and Diel Activity Rhythm in an Eyeless Cave Flatworm (<i>Dendrocoelum italicum</i>). [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Loss of non‐functional and costly structures associated with surface conditions is favoured during adaptation to cave environment. We show that eyeless cave flatworms express photophobic responses to light stimuli and retain diel rhythmicity in activity patterns.
Barzaghi B, Manenti R, Ficetola GF, Pennati R, Melotto A.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effects of land use and soil properties on taxon richness and abundance of soil assemblages

European Journal of Soil Science, Volume 74, Issue 6, November–December 2023., 2023
Abstract Land‐use change and habitat degradation are among the biggest drivers of aboveground biodiversity worldwide but their effects on soil biodiversity are less well known, despite the importance of soil organisms in developing soil structure, nutrient cycling and water drainage.
Victoria J. Burton, Andrés Baselga, Adriana De Palma, Helen R. P. Phillips, Christian Mulder, Paul Eggleton, Andy Purvis   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Island spider origins show complex vertical stratification patterns in Macaronesia

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 886-895, November 2023., 2023
Introduced species did not seem to have either preference for the lower strata on the studied range or for strata lower than the ones occupied by indigenous. Native non‐endemic species tended to be arboreal and having higher vertical range than endemic and introduced species.
R. Costa, P. Cardoso, F. Rigal, P. A. V. Borges   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Vitruvian spider: Segmenting and integrating over different body parts to describe ecophenotypic variation

Journal of Morphology, Volume 283, Issue 11, Page 1425-1438, November 2022., 2022
Although the link between species' phenotypes and their ecological performance is a well‐know phenomenon, in nonmodel systems discerning which body parts respond to specific ecological pressures might not be intuitive and can even be misleading sometimes.
Adrià Bellvert, Marcos Roca‐Cusachs, Vanina Tonzo, Miquel A. Arnedo, Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of natural and seminatural elements on the composition and dispersion of carabid beetles inhabiting an agroecosystem in Northern Italy

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 11, Issue 15, Page 10526-10537, August 2021., 2021
Being the Po Valley one of the most human‐dominated and intensively cultivated landscapes in Europe, we investigated the effect of no‐crop habitats on carabid richness and composition and evaluated the role of tree row as corridor for forest carabid dispersion.
Francesca Della Rocca, Alfredo Venturo, Pietro Milanesi, Francesco Bracco   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Description of Brachistosternus pehuenche sp. nov. (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae), a new scorpion species from the upper Maule Valley, in the southern Chilean Andes [PDF]

Zoosystematics and Evolution
Brachistosternus pehuenche sp. nov. (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae) is described from the Mauline Andean forests of the northern Chilean Patagonia, located within the upper basin of the Maule Valley.
Andrés A. Ojanguren-Affilastro, Fermín M. Alfaro, Hernán A. Iuri, Bernardino Camousseigt-Montolivo, Jaime Pizarro-Araya   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

The ground pattern of midgut structure in Julidae (Julida: Juloidea): a study on selected species [PDF]

Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny
The middle endodermal region of the digestive system (midgut) of arthropods is responsible for processes related to digestion but is also considered an organ participating in homeostasis maintenance.
Magdalena Rost-Roszkowska, Łukasz Chajec, Dalibor Stojanović, Dragan Antić   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Distribution pattern and driving factors of mite communities in karst cave ecosystems. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Mites are abundant invertebrates in underground ecosystems, influenced by resource and environmental diversity, but the diversity of cave mites remains unclear. Through a survey of soil mites in three typical areas of light intensity in caves and their adjacent environments outside the caves, we found that although there are significant differences in ...
Fei Y, Shi Z, Zhou Y, Wei Q, Liu Y, Shen Y, Chen H.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources