Subterranean Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Subterranean Biology is 3. 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
Neotrombidiidae (Acari, Trombidiformes) from Nullarbor caves, southern Australia including the apparently troglomorphic Cruralonga gen. nov.7
The influence of subterranean habitats in the sensorial and brain morphology of hypogean and epigean Copionodontinae catfish (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae)7
The trophic role of cave shrimps of the genus Typhlatya seen through stable isotope eyes6
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
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
Divergent evolutionary pathways for aggression and territoriality in Astyanax cavefish4
In Memoriam – Daniel Wu Fong (born December 1, 1954; died April 25, 2025)4
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
The distribution of bat species across the underground sites of Georgia3
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
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