AMCS Bulletin 15

Adaptations to Cave Life
in Decapods from Oaxaca

By Luis M. Mejia-Ortíz
169 pages, softbound
2005


This is a complete publication of the author's 2003 PhD disseration, done at the University of Liverpool. It is a detailed study of shrimps and crayfish found in Cueva Gabriel and Cueva del Nacimiento del Río San Antonio and nearby surface species. Includes detailed descriptions of the species, including two new ones. Comparisons include morphological, physiological, behavioral, and reproductive traits.


Table of Contents
11 Introduction
13 Geological background, study sites, ecological environment
35 Taxonomy, geographic distribution, local distribution
71 Morphological adaptations to cave life
103 Physiological and behavioral adaptations to cave life
135 Reproductive adaptations to cave life
149 General discussion
155 Literature cited

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