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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Dampened virulence and limited proliferation of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans during subclinical infection of the troglobiont olm (Proteus anguinus) [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 Emerging infections add to existing threats to the survival of amphibians worldwide. The olm (Proteus anguinus) is a vulnerable, troglobiont urodele species with a small European range and restricted to underground karstic systems. Population declines to
Zhimin Li +2 more
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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 ...
Paulo A V Borges, , Isabel R Amorim
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First continental troglobiont Cylindroiulus millipede (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 The new species of millipede Cylindroiulus villumi is described from a cave in the Estremenho karst massif in central Portugal. It is the first cave-adapted species of its genus with a strict subterranean life-style in continental Europe, and is the ...
Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira, Henrik Enghoff
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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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Arthropoda, 2023 Why do the eyes remain comparatively large, whereas the cornea is reduced in most troglobiont mysids? Are there any important organ size-dependent functions served by non-visual eye rudiments? This issue was approached by measuring eye structures in five
Wittmann Karl J
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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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Species conservation profiles of cave-adapted terrestrial isopods from Portugal [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2022 Terrestrial isopods (Oniscidea) are the most diverse group of troglobionts in caves of continental Portugal. They occur in all karst regions of Portugal, play a major role in decomposition of organic matter in caves and may act as umbrella species for ...
Ana Sofia Reboleira +2 more
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16S rRNA gene-based identification of microbiota associated with the parthenogenetic troglobiont sand fly Deanemyia maruaga (Diptera, Psychodidae) from central Amazon, Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2013 Bacteria associated with the parthenogenetic troglobiont sand fly Deanemyia maruaga were characterized by sequencing cloned 16S rDNA PCR products.
Ronildo Baiatone Alencar +2 more
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Endemic species of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Crustacea) in the Romanian fauna
Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Biologia, 2018 In the Romanian fauna 32 endemic species of terrestrial isopods were described; most of them are epigenous, few are troglobiont, troglophilous and edaphic species.
Nicolae TOMESCU
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