Can we agree on an ecological classification of subterranean animals?

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 42, Issue 21-22, 2008, Pages 1549-1563

  Sket, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Biospeleology speleobiology; Cave fauna; Classification; Subterranean animal; Troglobiont; Troglomorph

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOTIC FACTOR; CAVE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SPELEOLOGY; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TERMINOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

ANIMALIA;

EID: 47049114312     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930801995762     Document Type: Article

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