Diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species in Ixodes ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with cave-dwelling bats from Poland and Romania.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.101300
Abstract: Bats comprise one quarter of the world's mammal species. In Europe, three nidicolous Ixodes tick species, I. vespertilionis, I. simplex and I. ariadnae are specifically associated with cave-dwelling bats, but their role as potential vectors… read more here.
Keywords: cave dwelling; dwelling bats; tick species; associated cave ... See more keywords
Genetic diversity and ecology of coronaviruses hosted by cave-dwelling bats in Gabon
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64159-1
Abstract: Little research on coronaviruses has been conducted on wild animals in Africa. Here, we screened a wide range of wild animals collected in six provinces and five caves of Gabon between 2009 and 2015. We… read more here.
Keywords: cave dwelling; diversity; dwelling bats; wild animals ... See more keywords
Seasonal occupancy of abandoned mines by cave-dwelling bats in the western Blue Mountains, New South Wales
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DOI: 10.1071/zo20059
Abstract: Abstract. Cave-dwelling microbats are known to occupy abandoned mines, which can be important habitat for threatened species. Surveys and monitoring between 2012 and 2014 in Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area identified use of three adits… read more here.
Keywords: dwelling bats; abandoned mines; seasonal occupancy; cave dwelling ... See more keywords
Specialized microbiome of the cave-dwelling sponge Plakina kanaky (Porifera, Homoscleromorpha).
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DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiaa043
Abstract: The recent description of the polychromatic sponge Plakina kanaky revealed original microsymbionts, with some morphotypes recorded for the first time in Homoscleromorpha, and others never before observed in other sponge groups. Illumina 16S amplicon sequencing… read more here.
Keywords: cave dwelling; dwelling sponge; sponge; sponge plakina ... See more keywords
A new cave-dwelling loach, Triplophysa xichouensis sp. nov. (Teleostei Nemacheilidae) from Yunnan, China.
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DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13201
Abstract: A new cave-dwelling loach of the genus Triplophysa, T. xichouensis, is described from an outlet of a subterranean river in Xisa Town, Xichou County, Yunnan Province, China. It can be distinguished from its congeners by… read more here.
Keywords: cave dwelling; triplophysa xichouensis; dwelling loach; fin ... See more keywords
Estimation of apparent survival probability of the harvestman Paranemastoma sillii sillii (Herman, 1871) from two caves
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DOI: 10.1163/15707563-00002529
Abstract: Reliable estimates of population parameters are lacking for most cave-dwelling species. This lack of knowledge may hinder the appropriate management of caves and populations of cave-dwelling species. Using monthly capture-recapture data and Cormack-Jolly-Seber models, we… read more here.
Keywords: harvestman paranemastoma; cave dwelling; paranemastoma sillii; apparent survival ... See more keywords
A cave-dwelling Iberian palpigrade (Arachnida: Palpigradi) of the Eukoenenia mirabilis group.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4363.4.8
Abstract: A new species Eukoenenia amatei sp. nov. is described on the basis of a female captured in a cave in south-eastern Spain. It is characterized by the presence of a single blade on the lateral… read more here.
Keywords: cave dwelling; dwelling iberian; group; mirabilis group ... See more keywords
Coarazuphium bambui (Carabidae: Zuphiini), a new cave-dwelling beetle from the threatened region of Serra do Ramalho, Brazil.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5129.4.5
Abstract: To date, 20 species of obligate cave-dwelling beetles are known from Brazil, and 12 belong to the Coarazuphium genus. In this paper, we describe Coarazuphium bambui sp. n., from two specimens, one male and one… read more here.
Keywords: coarazuphium bambui; serra ramalho; coarazuphium; cave dwelling ... See more keywords
Two new cave-dwelling pseudoscorpion species (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) from Northeastern Brazil
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5293.2.6
Abstract: In a study of pseudoscorpions in caves from the northeastern Brazil, eight species of Pseudoscorpiones were identified. The known distribution of the species Pseudochthonius biseriatus Mahnert, 2001, Cryptoditha aff. elegans, Parachernes (P.) nitidimanus (Ellingsen, 1905),… read more here.
Keywords: northeastern brazil; new cave; dwelling pseudoscorpion; two new ... See more keywords
Short Communication: Cave-dwelling Arthropod community of Semedi Show Cave in Gunungsewu Karst Area, Pacitan, East Java, Indonesia
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DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d190314
Abstract: Kurniawan ID, Rahmadi C, Caraka RE, Ardi TE. 2018. Short Communication: Cave-dwelling Arthropod community of Semedi Show Cave in Gunungsewu Karst Area, Pacitan, East Java, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 19: 857-866. Arthropods are a major group of… read more here.
Keywords: cave dwelling; diversity; show; arthropod community ... See more keywords
Ecological contributions to body shape evolution in salamanders of the genus Eurycea (Plethodontidae)
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216754
Abstract: Background Body shape can be both a consequence and cause of a species’ evolution and ecology. There are many examples of phenotypes associated with specific ecological niches, likely as a result of specific selective regimes.… read more here.
Keywords: cave dwelling; body shape; eurycea plethodontidae; genus eurycea ... See more keywords