The genomic revolution has fundamentally changed how we survey biodiversity on earth.
High‐throughput sequencing (“HTS”) platforms now enable the rapid sequencing of DNA …

Population genetic data underpin many studies of behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary
processes in wild populations and contribute to effective conservation management …

The second edition of this widely cited textbook continues to provide a concise but
comprehensive introduction to cave and subterranean biology, describing this fascinating …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) extracted from water samples has recently shown potential as a
valuable source of population genetic information for aquatic macroorganisms. This …

Five decades ago, a landmark paper in Science titled The Cave Environment heralded
caves as ideal natural experimental laboratories in which to develop and address general …

The use of semi‐isolated habitats such as oceanic islands, lakes and mountain summits as
model systems has played a crucial role in the development of evolutionary and ecological …

Monitoring of biota is pivotal for the assessment and conservation of ecosystems.
Environments worldwide are being continuously and increasingly exposed to multiple …

Groundwater is the physically largest freshwater ecosystem, yet one of the least explored
habitats on earth, both because of accessing difficulties and the scarcity of the organisms …

Advancements in environmental DNA (eDNA) approaches have allowed for rapid and
efficient species detections in diverse environments. Although most eDNA research is …

Caves and other subterranean habitats fulfill the requirements of experimental model
systems to address general questions in ecology and evolution. Yet, the harsh working …