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ArthropodaFive new species of Schizomida are described from the Ecuadorian Andes and the Amazonian ecoregion in three different genera: in Colombiazomus, Colombiazomus karsticus n. sp. (female); in Hansenochrus, Hansenochrus maicun. sp.
Nadine Dupérré
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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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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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The first troglophilic terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) from Iran with a description of a new species [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2016 The present study reports on the first troglophilic terrestrial isopod from Iran. Protracheoniscus faramarzi n. sp. was found in Shafagh Cave, southern Iran. The new species is described and its diagnostic characters are figured.
Ghasem Mohammadi Kashani +2 more
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2022 We describe a new troglophilic species of Filistata, F. betarif sp. nov. , collected from two caves in central Israel, by using light and electron microscopy and by DNA barcoding of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene.
Ivan L.F. Magalhaes +3 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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First record and description of Niptus holoeucus, 2013 (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) from Kangohar Cave (Bavanat, Iran) [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2014 Ptinidae or spider beetles, is a worldwide family of beetles especially distributed in the subtropical and temperate zones including Iran. Niptus holoeucus (golden spider beetle) from Kangohar cave in Fars Province (Iran) is described as new record for ...
meysam dashan +3 more
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International Journal of Speleology, 2013 Seasonality in surface weather results in seasonal temperature and humidity changes in caves. Ecological and physiological differences among trogloxenes, troglophiles, and troglobionts result in species-dependent responses to this variability.
Benjamin W. Tobin +2 more
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