[HTML][HTML] Sit-and-wait foraging is not enough in food-deprived environments: evidence from groundwater and salamanders
R Manenti, L Vinci, B Barzaghi, B Lombardi, C Teodoro… - Animal Behaviour, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•In prey-rich habitat, salamanders displaying a sit-and-wait strategy grew larger.•In
prey-poor habitat, salamanders displaying a sit-and-wait strategy did not grow.•An active …
prey-poor habitat, salamanders displaying a sit-and-wait strategy did not grow.•An active …
Sexual dimorphism in subterranean amphipod crustaceans covaries with subterranean habitat type
Sexual dimorphism can evolve in response to sex-specific selection pressures that vary
across habitats. We studied sexual differences in subterranean amphipods Niphargus living …
across habitats. We studied sexual differences in subterranean amphipods Niphargus living …
From darkness to twilight: Morphological divergence between cave and surface‐subterranean ecotone Niphargus species
Subterranean and surface habitats are in stark contrast in several environmental factors.
Therefore, adaptation to the subterranean environment typically impedes the (re) …
Therefore, adaptation to the subterranean environment typically impedes the (re) …
The Role of Experience in the Visual and Non-Visual Prey Recognition of Fire Salamander Populations from Caves and Streams
H Hoover, R Manenti, A Melotto - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
The study of foraging behaviour is crucial for understanding several ecological and adaptive
processes, as well as for developing conservation measures. While extensive research has …
processes, as well as for developing conservation measures. While extensive research has …
Back from the underworld: the exploitation of spring habitats by stygobiont species
R Manenti, V Zampieri, G Pacinotti, F Cassarino… - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
Stygobionts, namely animals with strong adaptations to subterranean environments that are
unable to complete their life cycles outside groundwater, can be observed in spring …
unable to complete their life cycles outside groundwater, can be observed in spring …