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 …

Studies of early human settlement in alpine environments provide insights into human
physiological, genetic, and cultural adaptation potentials. Although Late and even Middle …

What process triggered the Mediterranean Sea restriction remains debated since the
discovery of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC). Recent hypotheses infer that the MSC …

Ecological Studies is Springer's premier book series treating all aspects of ecology. These
volumes, either authored or edited collections, appear several times each year. They are …

Beetles are arguably the most diverse group of animals on Earth with over 400 000
described species. Yet the timing of main diversification events among these insects …

Caves may offer suitable refugia for troglophilic invertebrates during periods of unfavourable
climatic conditions because of their stable microclimates. As a consequence, allopatric …

One of the most challenging fauna to study in situ is the obligate cave fauna because of the
difficulty of sampling. Cave-limited species display patchy and restricted distributions, but it …

The trechine beetle fauna (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of the Ethiopian Highlands is known to
be highly diverse in species, and many species groups were recognized to be characterized …

Systematic sampling of the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) at several sites in three
regions of the Iberian Peninsula has revealed two new and one very poorly known species …

Vicariance and dispersal events, combined with intricate global climatic history, have left an
imprint on the spatiotemporal distribution and diversity of many organisms. Anelosimus …