A5066433572- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Marine and environmental studies
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Avian ecology and behavior
- linguistics and terminology studies
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
University of Ljubljana
2008
Abstract Europe’s obligate cave-dwelling amphibian Proteus anguinus inhabits subterranean waters of the north-western Balkan Peninsula. Because only fragments its habitat are accessible to humans, this endangered salamander’s exact distribution has been difficult establish. Here we introduce a quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction-based environmental DNA (eDNA) approach detect presence using water samples collected from karst springs, wells or caves. In survey conducted along...
Analysis of ecological data the arboricolous nephilid spider Clitaetra irenae Kuntner 2006, endemic to Maputaland forests, South Africa, indicates species' dependence on this highly threatened habitat. We tested C. habitat via GIS analysis by plotting known distribution against southern African ecoregions. In part its range, inhabits almost exclusively one ecoregion, coastal plain forests; but further north, in tropical it continues inland into Malawi's woodlands. test and refute hypotheses...
Cave shrimps of the subgenus Troglocaris (Atyidae), exhibit high variability in rostral length and dentition. In shrimp populations that co-occur with amphibian predator Proteus anguinus, longer rostra armed more numerous teeth are recorded. These also larger than those living a presumably Proteus-free environment. Discrepancies between molecularly established phylogenetic relationships distributions length, as well body size, directed our search towards possible environmental influences....
We performed an exploratory analysis of the morphology cranium in white olm ( Proteus anguinus ) and black P . a parkelj with micro-CT scanning geometric morphometrics. The mudpuppy Necturus maculosus was used as outgroup. falls outside morphospace by markedly wider skull, shorter vomers which are positioned further apart laterally squamosals quadrates relative to palate (the shape buccal cavity). On account its robust skull more developed premaxillae otico-occipital region, is closer than...
Olm or proteus (Proteus anguinus Laurenti 1768) was the first taxonomically described cave animal in world, by J. N. Laurenti, 1768, upon a specimen that apparently found on famous lake Cerkniško jezero, Slovenia, yet existence of this unusual Slovenija had been known long before. The research Proteusis one oldest Slovenian natural history projects, 330 year spiritual bond: from description pioneers karst V. Valvasor 1689, to renowned naturalists A. Scopoli, who researcher actually examine...
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Abstract Background Lightless caves can harbour a wide range of living organisms. Cave animals have evolved set morphological, physiological, and behavioural adaptations known as troglomorphisms, enabling their survival in the perpetual darkness, narrow temperature humidity ranges, nutrient scarcity subterranean environment. In this study, we focused on skull shape sensory systems blind cave salamander, Proteus anguinus, also olm or simply proteus—the largest tetrapod only European amphibian...
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Abstract Cave animals are biological models of fast evolutionary change induced by transition to extreme subterranean environments. But their concealed lifestyle makes it inherently difficult study life-history changes. Therefore, currently very little is known on the reproduction cave species, and even less general patterns potentially shared reproductive strategies. Theory predicts that environment favours production a few well-developed offspring live birth. For one most enigmatic...
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Recent records of Proteus anguinus outside its historically known range (Gorički et al. 2017), discovered through detection DNA dissolved in groundwater (environmental or eDNA), mark the beginning a new era study and conservation cryptic subterranean biodiversity. An upgraded technology, droplet digital PCR (ddPCR), initially developed for studies gene expression, genetically modified organisms medical diagnostics, is being tested improved much smaller rare stygobiont, cave clam Congeria...
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