Subterranean Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Subterranean Biology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
The key role of humidity for the survival of cave beetles in a context of climate change21
Collecting empires: Dominik Bilimek and early subterranean zoology between politics and field research14
Two new phreatic snails (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Cochliopidae) from the Edwards and Edwards-Trinity aquifers, Texas10
The overview of lithobiomorph centipedes (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha) from caves of Slovenia9
Revisiting and rediscovering the tarantulas (Araneae, Theraphosidae) of Culapnitan (Libmanan) Caves in the Philippines: troglomorphism, taxonomy, phylogeny and ecological niche8
The influence of subterranean habitats in the sensorial and brain morphology of hypogean and epigean Copionodontinae catfish (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae)7
Neotrombidiidae (Acari, Trombidiformes) from Nullarbor caves, southern Australia including the apparently troglomorphic Cruralonga gen. nov.7
The trophic role of cave shrimps of the genus Typhlatya seen through stable isotope eyes6
The troglophilic population of Lithobius peregrinus Latzel, 1880 (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha) from Gaura cu Muscă Cave – first record of the species in Romania: morphological variations, asymmetry, ter5
Phylogeny of subterranean ground beetles (genus Trechus, Coleoptera, Carabidae) from continental Portugal5
The biospeleological work of Carl L. Hubbs (1894–1979): an appraisal5
Elaphoidella quangnamensis sp. nov. (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Canthocamptidae), a new hyporheic species from central Vietnam5
An updated phylogeny of the family Stenasellidae (Crustacea, Isopoda), with a new species of Stenasellus from southern Vietnam5
Integrating formal surveys and local knowledge: Insights into the subterranean fauna of Apulia5
Life history observations of the Illinois state endangered Enigmatic Cavesnail, Fontigens antroecetes (Hubricht, 1940) made under simulated cave conditions4
Postembryonic development of the troglobitic planthopper species Valenciolenda fadaforesta Hoch & Sendra, 2021 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Kinnaridae), with a key to nymphal instars4
Divergent evolutionary pathways for aggression and territoriality in Astyanax cavefish4
In Memoriam – Daniel Wu Fong (born December 1, 1954; died April 25, 2025)4
First record of a troglobitic Delphacidae in the Neotropics: Spelaeodelphax nexus Santos & Asche gen. nov. et sp. nov. from Brazil (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha)3
Remarkably low genetic diversity in the widespread cave spider Phanetta subterranea (Araneae, Linyphiidae)3
A new cave population of Astyanax mexicanus from Northern Sierra de El Abra, Tamaulipas, Mexico3
Isotopic variability of δ13C and δ15N signals in cave systems: insights from the blind tetra Astyanax mexicanus3
Contributions of molecular and cranial specializations for sensory adaptation in the subterranean blind mole rats (Nannospalax xanthodon)3
First biological data, associated fauna, and microclimate preferences of the enigmatic cave-dwelling beetle Dalyat mirabilis Mateu, 2002 (Coleoptera, Carabidae)3
Redescription of the Cretaceous species Archaeocerus uenoi Perreau, 2019 based on synchrotron radiation micro-tomography and nano-tomography (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Catopocerinae)3
Vertical distribution of spiders (Araneae) in Central European shallow subterranean habitats3
Amphicutis stygobita (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Echinodermata, Amphilepididae), a brooding brittle star from anchialine caves in The Bahamas: feeding, reproduction, morphology, paedomorphisms and tr3
How to map potential mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS) habitats? A case study in colluvial MSS3
The distribution of bat species across the underground sites of Georgia3
First record of a freshwater cave sponge (Porifera, unknown gen. and sp.) in a cave inhabited by Astyanax cavefish in the Sierra de El Abra, San Luis Potosí, Mexico2
Protocol for lens removal in embryonic fish and its application on the developmental effects of eye regression2
Temporal consistency and spatial variability in detection: implications for monitoring of macroinvertebrates from shallow groundwater aquifers2
Two new troglobitic species of Iansaoniscus from Brazilian caves (Crustacea, Isopoda, Pudeoniscidae)2
Why cave planthoppers study matters: are Cixiidae a subtroglophile lineage? (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha)2
Whip spiders (Arachnida, Amblypigi) from Colombian Caves: A review, new records and description of a new species2
Evidence of ancestral nocturnality, locomotor clock regression, and cave zone-adjusted sleep duration modes in a cave beetle2
Arthropod diversity in shallow subterranean habitats of the Appalachian Mountains2
Behavioral observations of the olm (Proteus anguinus) in a karst spring via direct observations and camera trapping2
Evidence for metapopulation structure in seep-dwelling amphipods2
New records of cave-dwelling populations of Rhamdia catfishes (Siluriformes, Heptapteridae) from Chiapas, Mexico2
Gateways to the underworld: molecular phylogenetic analyses identify patterns of groundwater fauna and two new species of hypogean Hyalella Smith, 1874 (Amphipoda, Hyalellidae) from the northern Mojav2
Checking the depth specificity of a subterranean sampling device in alpine rock debris1
A modified trap design for sampling subterranean habitats for central Texas Eurycea salamanders1
New vouchered and taxonomically verified records of cave-dwelling populations of catfishes of the genus Rhamdia (Siluriformes, Heptapteridae) from Costa Rica1
Convergent evolution underground - two new troglomorphic collembolan species of the genus Schaefferia Absolon, 1900 (Collembola, Poduromorpha, Hypogastruridae) from Iran and Montenegro1
Benthic species assemblages change through a freshwater cavern-type cenote in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico1
On the troglobitic velvet worm Speleoperipatus spelaeus Peck, 1975 (Onychophora, Peripatidae): assessing the status of a Critically Endangered Jamaican invertebrate1
A new genus and species of nicoletiid silverfish (Insecta, Zygentoma, Nicoletiidae) from caves of northern Alabama, USA1
Two new cavernicolous species of Anillinus Casey (Carabidae, Trechinae, Anillini) from Texas with a revised key to Texas species1
Subterranean Philosciidae from Spain with the description of a new genus and two new species (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea)1
Subterranean temnocephalid flatworms of the Dinaric Karst are not picky about the hosts but compete for them: an analysis of literature data1
Two new sympatric cave species of Castellanethes (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Olibrinidae) from Western High Atlas of Morocco1
A cave with remarkably high subterranean diversity in Africa and its significance for biodiversity conservation1
Caridina tashanica sp. nov., a new cave shrimp species (Decapoda, Atyidae) from sulphidic water in southwestern Iran1
Winter survival strategies of cave-adapted amphipods in the Ice Caves of Sam’s Point area of Minnewaska State Park Preserve, NY, USA1
A biofilm micro-community dominated by the diatom Campylodiscus neofastuosus (Surirellales) binds detritus used as food source for rare brittle stars endemic to two Bahamian caves1
A new species of Stygobromus Cope, 1872 (Amphipoda, Crangonyctidae) from a hypotelminorheic seepage spring in Washington, D.C., USA1
At the edge of darkness and light: macrozoobenthic assemblages of streams in the entrance zone of caves in the Western Caucasus1
First blind daddy long-legs spiders from Australia and Réunion (Araneae, Pholcidae)1
A new subspecies of the genus Duvalius Delarouzée, 1859 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini) from western Serbia, with a key and an annotated catalogue of Serbian Biharotrechus and Duvalius s. str. taxa1
First data on testate amoebae associated with the endemic cave bivalve Congeria jalzici Morton & Bilandžija, 2013 with a description of Psammonobiotus dinarica sp. nov.1
New exploration, DNA sequence data and 3D X-ray microscopy reveal prevalence of live populations and wide variability in shells of Iberozospeum bellesi in caves of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France (Ga1
Cavers’ knowledge of biosecurity and its influence on the prevention of white-nose disease1
Three new cave-dwelling species of Tyrannochthonius Chamberlin, 1929 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from Guangxi, China1
Baeticoniscus carmonaensis sp. nov. a new Isopod found in an underground aqueduct from the Roman period located in Southwest Spain (Crustacea, Isopoda, Trichoniscidae)1
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