Finding answers in the dark: caves as models in ecology fifty years after Poulson and White
S Mammola - Ecography, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
model systems has played a crucial role in the development of evolutionary and ecological …
[HTML][HTML] Systematics of the relictual Asian scorpion family Pseudochactidae Gromov, 1998, with a review of cavernicolous, troglobitic, and troglomorphic scorpions
The first integrative systematic revision of the relictual Asian scorpion family
Pseudochactidae Gromov, 1998, making use of an unprecedented collection of material …
Pseudochactidae Gromov, 1998, making use of an unprecedented collection of material …
Climate change may drive cave spiders to extinction
Subterranean ecosystems present ideal opportunities to study mechanisms underlying
responses to changes in climate because species within them are often adapted to a largely …
responses to changes in climate because species within them are often adapted to a largely …
Applying species distribution models to caves and other subterranean habitats
Over the last two decades there has been an exponential increase in the use of correlative
species distribution models (SDMs) to address a variety of topics in ecology, biogeography …
species distribution models (SDMs) to address a variety of topics in ecology, biogeography …
Overview of phylogenetic approaches to mycorrhizal biogeography, diversity and evolution
Historical biogeography helps us keep track of organisms over time and space. However,
microbial ecology and evolutionary studies are fraught with challenges due to their unknown …
microbial ecology and evolutionary studies are fraught with challenges due to their unknown …
Diversification in tropics and subtropics following the mid‐Miocene climate change: A case study of the spider genus Nesticella
F Ballarin, S Li - Global change biology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Caves may offer suitable refugia for troglophilic invertebrates during periods of unfavourable
climatic conditions because of their stable microclimates. As a consequence, allopatric …
climatic conditions because of their stable microclimates. As a consequence, allopatric …
Out of India, thrice: diversification of Asian forest scorpions reveals three colonizations of Southeast Asia
SF Loria, L Prendini - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The 'Out of India'hypothesis is often invoked to explain patterns of distribution
among Southeast Asian taxa. According to this hypothesis, Southeast Asian taxa originated …
among Southeast Asian taxa. According to this hypothesis, Southeast Asian taxa originated …
Cryptic diversity and dynamic chromosome evolution in Alpine scorpions (Euscorpiidae: Euscorpius)
Over time, mountain biota has undergone complex evolutionary histories that have left
imprints on its genomic arrangement, geographical distribution and diversity of …
imprints on its genomic arrangement, geographical distribution and diversity of …
Conservation genomics of federally endangered Texella harvester species (Arachnida, Opiliones, Phalangodidae) from cave and karst habitats of central Texas
Genomic-scale data for non-model taxa are providing new insights into landscape genomic
structuring and species limits, leading to more informed conservation decisions, particularly …
structuring and species limits, leading to more informed conservation decisions, particularly …
eDNA metabarcoding as a means to assess distribution of subterranean fish communities: Iranian blind cave fishes as a case study
I Hashemzadeh Segherloo, SN Tabatabaei… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
One of the most important steps in conservation of the subterranean life forms is to decipher
their distribution and ecology, which is challenging using traditional approaches …
their distribution and ecology, which is challenging using traditional approaches …