The freshwater crayfishes are a group of decapod crustaceans that have played a critical
role in a diversity of biological studies, from physiology, to ecology, neurobiology …

Cave-adapted animals are characterized by extreme reduction or complete absence of
eyes, reflecting their lack of exposure to daylight. Given the overall constancy of abiotic …

Aegla charon n. sp. is endemic to the “Lago Subterrâneo” cave from the Alto Ribeira karst
region, southeastern Brazil. The most remarkable morphological trait observed in the new …

It is a matter of common information that a number of our streams and rivulets harbour small
animals, rarely more than three or four inches long, which are very similar to little lobsters …

Relationships within the subfamily Cubacubaninae, the dominant subfamily of Nicoletiidae
in America, are appraised based on parsimony analysis of 20 morphological characters and …

Se estudiaron 13 localidades de las cuencas Copalita, Zimatán y Coyula, Oaxaca. En 4
muestreos se capturaron más de 3 200 crustáceos decápodos representando 3 familias, 4 …

The results of radon concentration measurements inside of the Gabriel caves of Mexico,
during three consecutive two-month periods covering almost three seasons, are reported in …

The diversity, distribution, and conservation status of the 172 species of freshwater decapod
crustaceans of Mexico is presented. These freshwater crustaceans are classified in eight …

Middle America, herein taken as Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and Cuba, has a
crayfish fauna composed of 61 species of the family Cambaridae, grouped in three genera …

Cave animals show various adaptations to survival in their unusual environment, inv their
physiology, behaviour, life history, and morphology. The morphological adaptations …