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Cultivable Bacteria Associated with the Microbiota of Troglophile Bats [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Background: The study of bats is of significant interest from a systematic, zoogeographic, ecological, and physiological point of view. The aim of this study is to investigate the culturable aerobic enteric, conjunctival, and oral bacterial flora of bats to determine their physiological microbiome and to investigate the possible occurrence of ...
Maria Foti, Marco Colnaghi
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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 +5 more
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Shedding light on the embryogenesis and eye development of the troglophile cave spider Tegenaria pagana C. L. Koch, 1840 (Araneae: Agelenidae) [PDF]
EvoDevoRelatively little is known about the diversity of embryonic development across lineages of spiders, even though the study of embryonic development is a primary step in evo-devo studies and essential for understanding phenotypic evolution. Practically nothing is known about embryogenesis in cave-dwelling spiders, animals which play an important role in ...
Guilherme Gainett +2 more
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Light in the Darkness: Responses to Light and Diel Activity Rhythm in an Eyeless Cave Flatworm (<i>Dendrocoelum italicum</i>). [PDF]
Ecol EvolLoss 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 +4 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 5, Issue 9, September 2023., 2023 This research note highlights the conservation and scientific potential of an isolated humid forest in south‐central Madagascar, Ivohiboro Humid Forest. We summarize the results from biological surveys of the area for vertebrates and vascular plants.
Beatriz Otero Jimenez +4 more
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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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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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Mites (Acari) as a Relevant Tool in Trace Evidence and Postmortem Analyses of Buried Corpses
Journal of Forensic Sciences, Volume 65, Issue 6, Page 2174-2183, November 2020., 2020 Abstract This report interprets the presence of mite species in three clandestine graves in Europe, evaluating their potential use as trace evidence or markers. Grave 1 (Sweden): Two mite species Rhizoglyphus robini Claparède, 1869 and Parasitus loricatus (Wankel, 1861) were recovered from the surface of a body buried in a shallow grave in an area ...
Jas K. Rai +5 more
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Evolution, Volume 71, Issue 10, Page 2522-2532, October 2017., 2017 Abstract Caves are perceived as isolated, extreme habitats with a uniquely specialized biota, which long ago led to the idea that caves are “evolutionary dead‐ends.” This implies that cave‐adapted taxa may be doomed for extinction before they can diversify or transition to a more stable state.
David B. Stern +7 more
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Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 2, May 2026.ABSTRACT This study expands the known distribution of the nonnative millipede Prosopodesmus jacobsoni in Brazil and reports its presence in cave environments for the first time in the country. Based on recently collected material and historical records, the species is shown to maintain stable populations in subterranean systems in the states of ...
Juan Romero‐Rincon +3 more
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