[图书][B] The biology of caves and other subterranean habitats

DC Culver, T Pipan - 2019 - books.google.com
The second edition of this widely cited textbook continues to provide a concise but
comprehensive introduction to cave and subterranean biology, describing this fascinating …

Multiple transitions between realms shape relict lineages of Proteus cave salamanders

H Recknagel, V Zakšek, T Delić, Š Gorički… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In comparison to biodiversity on Earth's surface, subterranean biodiversity has largely
remained concealed. The olm (Proteus anguinus) is one of the most enigmatic extant cave …

Extreme adaptation in caves

D Soares, ML Niemiller - The Anatomical Record, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cave adaptation leads to unique anatomical specializations in many taxonomic groups. As
the role of vision is reduced or disappears in a subterranean environment, other …

The neoteny goldilocks zone: The evolution of neoteny in Ambystoma

TA Lyons, K Arbuckle - Ecology and Evolution, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Neoteny is a developmental strategy wherein an organism reaches sexual maturity without
associated adult characteristics. In salamanders, neoteny takes the form of individuals …

From cave dragons to genomics: advancements in the study of subterranean tetrapods

H Recknagel, P Trontelj - Bioscience, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Throughout most of the kingdom Animalia, evolutionary transitions from surface life to a life
permanently bound to caves and other subterranean habitats have occurred innumerous …

Long-Term Dynamics of a Cave Salamander Population in a Region under Changing Climate

A Costa, F Oneto, MV Pastorino, G Rosa… - …, 2024 - meridian.allenpress.com
Long-term effects of current climate on animal populations living in subterranean habitats
are still poorly understood. In this study, we analyzed the variability of the demographic …

History of research on Proteus anguinus Laurenti 1768 in Slovenia/Zgodovina raziskovanja človeške ribice (Proteus anguinus Laurenti 1768) v Sloveniji

G Aljančič - Folia biologica et geologica, 2019 - ojs.sazu.si
Olm or proteus (Proteus anguinus Laurenti 1768) was the first taxonomically described cave
animal in the world, by JN Laurenti, 1768, upon a specimen that was apparently found on …

[PDF][PDF] Vertebrate fauna in caves of eastern Tennessee within the Appalachians karst region, USA.

ML Niemiller, KS Zigler, CDR Stephen… - Journal of Cave & …, 2016 - researchgate.net
More than one-fifth of the documented caves in the United States occur in Tennessee. The
obligate subterranean biota of Tennessee is rich and diverse, with 200 troglobionts reported …

[PDF][PDF] Biodiversity from caves and other subterranean habitats of Georgia, USA

KS Zigler1C, ML Niemiller, CDR Stephen… - Journal of Cave and …, 2020 - legacy.caves.org
We provide an annotated checklist of species recorded from caves and other subterranean
habitats in the state of Georgia, USA. We report 281 species (228 invertebrates and 53 …

Subterranean systems provide a suitable overwintering habitat for Salamandra salamandra

M Balogová, D Jelić, M Kyselová… - International Journal of …, 2017 - digitalcommons.usf.edu
The fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) has been repeatedly noted to occur in
natural and artificial subterranean systems. Despite the obvious connection of this species …