Light in the Darkness: Responses to Light and Diel Activity Rhythm in an Eyeless Cave Flatworm (Dendrocoelum italicum) [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionTroglobiont species show common traits derived from adaptation to subterranean life. Due to lack of light in cave environments most troglobiont species show eye reduction or even loss, often accompanied by a disruption of diel rhythmicity.
Benedetta Barzaghi +4 more
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Insights Into Spatial Orientation and Cognition in Tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae) Under Natural Conditions, With Notes on Possible Ontogenetic Niche Shifts [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionResearch on cognition in spiders, particularly in relation to navigation, has primarily focused on araneomorphs studied under controlled conditions. Mygalomorphs, such as tarantulas (Theraphosidae), have been largely neglected and almost nothing is known
Alireza Zamani, Rick C. West
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A new troglobiont species of the weevil genus Otiorhynchus Germ., 1822 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the West Caucasus [PDF]
Kavkazskij Entomologiceskij Bulleten, 2007 A new species O. (Namertanus) vargovitchi Davidian, sp. n. from the complex Tournieria – complex is described from the West Caucasus. It is closely related to O.
G.E. Davidian
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International Journal of Speleology, 2012 Cave-obligate organisms usually have smaller ranges and their assemblages have higher beta diversity than their epigean counterparts. Phylogenetic and functional diversity is usually low in cave communities, leading to taxonomic and functional disharmony,
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Volcanic caves: priorities for conserving the Azorean endemic troglobiont species
International Journal of Speleology, 2012 Azorean lava-tubes and volcanic pits adequately sampled for arthropod fauna were evaluated for species diversity and rarity. An iterative partial multiple regression analysis was performed to produce a multi-criteria index (Importance Value for Cave ...
Isabel Amorim Do Rosario +2 more
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Patterns of cave biodiversity and endemism in the Appalachians and Interior Plateau of Tennessee, USA. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Using species distribution data, we developed a georeferenced database of troglobionts (cave-obligate species) in Tennessee to examine spatial patterns of species richness and endemism, including >2000 records for 200 described species.
Matthew L Niemiller, Kirk S Zigler
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Mammoth Cave: A Hotspot of Subterranean Biodiversity in the United States
Diversity, 2021 The Mammoth Cave System in the Interior Low Plateau karst region in central Kentucky, USA is a global hotspot of cave-limited biodiversity, particularly terrestrial species.
Matthew L. Niemiller +2 more
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Diversity, 2023 The Crystal-Wonder Cave System developed in the Western Escarpment of the southern Cumberland Plateau in the Interior Low Plateau karst region of south-central Tennessee, USA is a global hotspot of cave-limited biodiversity.
Matthew L. Niemiller +10 more
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The first troglobitic terrestrial isopod (Isopoda, Oniscidea) from Peru
Nauplius, 2023 The present work aims to describe the first troglobitic terrestrial isopod (Oniscidea) from Peru. Caecopactes chullachaqui sp. nov. is described from Cueva de Palestina, Department of San Martín.
Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho +4 more
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Study of subterranean biodiversity of the upper Neretva River catchment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natura Sloveniae, 2023 The Dinarides in the Western Balkans host a globally exceptional subterranean biodiversity, but still areas remain with little or no data on subterranean species.
Maja Zagmajster +12 more
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