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A new troglobitic ground beetle (Carabidae: Trechinae) from eastern Serbia [PDF]
Zaštita prirode, 2018 A new species of troglobitic trechine ground beetles is described from the Ceremošnja Cave in eastern Serbia - Duvalius (Paraduvalius) ceremosnjensis sp. n.
Pavićević Dragan +3 more
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Phototransduction and clock gene expression in the troglobiont beetlePtomaphagus hirtusof Mammoth cave [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2011 SUMMARYObligatory cave species exhibit dramatic trait modifications such as eye reduction, loss of pigmentation and an increase in touch receptors. As molecular studies of cave adaptation have largely concentrated on vertebrate models, it is not yet possible to probe for genetic universalities underlying cave adaptation.
Friedrich, Markus +7 more
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A Hotspot of Arid Zone Subterranean Biodiversity: The Robe Valley in Western Australia
Diversity, 2021 Knowledge of subterranean fauna has mostly been derived from caves and streambeds, which are relatively easily accessed. In contrast, subterranean fauna inhabiting regional groundwater aquifers or the vadose zone (between surface soil layers and the ...
Huon L. Clark +2 more
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Encephalic photoreception and phototactic response in the troglobiont Somalian blind cavefish Phreatichthys andruzzii [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2012 SUMMARY Many physiological and behavioural responses to changes in environmental lighting conditions are mediated by extraocular photoreceptors. Here we investigate encephalic photoreception in Phreatichthys andruzzii, a typical cave-dwelling fish showing an extreme phenotype with complete anophthalmy and a reduction in size of ...
E. E. Tarttelin +7 more
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The Subterranean Fauna of Križna Jama, Slovenia
Diversity, 2021 The karstic cave Križna jama in the South Western part of Slovenia is one of the largest, well known and most beautiful Slovene water caves. The cave consists of more than 8 km of corridors with impressive halls, colossal dripstone formations, a ...
Slavko Polak, Tanja Pipan
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A dark side of conservation biology: Protected areas fail in representing subterranean biodiversity
Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 16, Issue 5, Page 674-683, September 2023., 2023 Subterranean environments host a diversity of poorly known specialised organisms, of high scientific and conservation interest, which might not be effectively protected by the current surface networks of protected areas. We evaluated the effectiveness of the Natura 2000 and Emerald networks in two of the main subterranean biodiversity hotspots in the ...
Raquel Colado +7 more
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Species Composition and Structure of Beetle Associations in Caves of the Częstochowa Upland, Poland
Diversity, 2023 This paper presents the study’s results on beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) inhabiting caves in the Częstochowa Upland, southern Poland. During two years of research, 2084 specimens, representing 105 species from 19 beetle families, were collected.
Joanna Kocot-Zalewska, Barbara Lis
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Use of cenotes and the cave environment by mammals on the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Biotropica, Volume 54, Issue 4, Page 881-892, July 2022., 2022 Jungle on the Yucatán Peninsula overlies fractured limestone bedrock where flooded caves known regionally as cenotes represent the only reliable source of free‐standing water for much of the Peninsula’s wildlife. Using camera traps we showed that at least 20 mammals use cenotes to accessing drinking water, as well as for foraging, nesting, mating ...
Karl Vernes, Fred Devos
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Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 15, Issue 2, Page 181-190, March 2022., 2022 We assess the vulnerability to climate change of the Iberian endemic subterranean pseudoscorpion Neobisium (Blothrus) vasconicum vasconicum. The fate of this species under future climatic scenarios is different depending of the approach used to estimate thermal tolerance.
Raquel Colado +5 more
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2019 Jeekelosoma Mauriès, 1985, is upgraded from subgenus status under Eviulisoma Silvestri, 1910 to full genus status. The type species, Jeekelosoma abadi (Mauriès, 1985) is redescribed based on topotypical material from a cave in Morocco.
Henrik Enghoff, Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira
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