Life-history traits drive spatial genetic structuring in Dinaric cave spiders

The subterranean ecosystem exerts strong selection pressures on the organisms that thrive in it. In response, obligate cave-dwellers have developed a series of morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptations, such as eye reduction, appendage elongation, low metabolic rates or intermittent a...

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Main Authors: Martina Pavlek, Jérémy Gauthier, Vanina Tonzo, Julia Bilat, Miquel A. Arnedo, Nadir Alvarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.910084/full