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Population genomics in two cave-obligate invertebrates confirms extremely limited dispersal between caves.
Scientific reports - 16 Oct 2020
Balogh Andras, Ngo Lam, Zigler Kirk S, Dixon Groves
Abstract excerpt
Caves offer selective pressures that are distinct from the surface. Organisms that have evolved to exist under these pressures typically exhibit a suite of convergent characteristics, including a loss or reduction of eyes and pigmentation. As a result, cave-obligate taxa, termed troglobionts, are no longer viable on the surface. This circumstance has led to an understanding of highly constrained dispersal...
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