Browsing by Subject "Biospeleology"

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Nematodes in caves: a historical perspective on their occurrence, distribution and ecological relevance

Du Preez, Gerhard; Fourie, Hendrika; Majdi, Nabil; Swart, Antoinette; Traunspurger, Walter (Brill, 2017)

Caves and cave-dwelling biota have fascinated scientists for centuries. Nevertheless, there is a considerable lack of information on subterranean realms and the ecosystems they host. Nematoda, for example, is a group of ...
A troglobitic species of the centipede cryptops (Chilopoda, scolopendromorpha) from Northwestern Botswana

Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Netherlands, Edward C.; Du Preez, Gerhard; Akkari, Nesrine (Pensoft Publishers, 2020)

A new species of Cryptops, C. (Cryptops) legagus sp. nov., occurs in caves in the Koanaka and Gcwihaba Hills in northwestern Botswana. Bayesian molecular phylogenetics using 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, 16S rRNA and cytochrome c ...