Kotumsar Cave biodiversity: A review of cavernicoles and their troglobiotic traits

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 275-289

  Biswas, Jayant ^a  

^a National Cave Research and Protection Organization   (India)

Author keywords

Biorhythms; Cave adaptations; Cavefish; Cavernicoles; Troglobites; Troglophiles

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIODIVERSITY; CAVE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LITERATURE REVIEW; PHYSIOLOGY; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL;

AMBLYOPSIDAE;

EID: 72249103455     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9710-7     Document Type: Review

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