Pattern and Process: Evolution of Troglomorphy in the Cave-Planthoppers of Australia and Hawai’i ‒ Preliminary Observations (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae)
The evolution of troglobites comprises three distinct problems: cave colonization by an epigean ancestor, the evolution of troglomorphies, and intra-cave speciation. The study of cave-dwelling planthoppers has contributed much to our understanding of troglobite evolution and provides useful model sy...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
2007-04-01
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Series: | Acta Carsologica |
Online Access: | https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/carsologica/article/view/222 |