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© Biospeologica Bibliographia Publications 2010-1 Page 2 sur 116 stygobiont oligochaete Troglodrilus galarzai:72. In: 20 th International Conference on Subterranean Biology, Postojna, Slovenia, 29 August-3 September 2010, ICSB 2010 Abstract Book, edited by: Ajda MOŠKRIČ and Peter TRONTELJ, ISBN 978-961-269-286-5. ABS: Troglodrilus galarzai (Giani & Rodriguez, 1988) is a stygobiont oligochaete species (Tubificinae, Clitellata, Annelida) in a monospecific genus. Its geographical distribution appears restricted to the south western Europe, and the populations known up to date occupy two well separated regions, namely northern Iberian Peninsula (Ereñozar and Gorbeia karstic units) and south eastern France (gallery of Montgelas and Crotot cave). A previous morphological study revealed some morphological differences between Iberian and French populations but concluded that they were not substantial to separate two species. More recently, we conducted a molecular analysis of two populations of the species (Gorbeia and Montgelas) using 16S rDNA and COI gene sequences and we have combined these results with a new detailed morphological analysis of all known populations. The obtained genetic distances between Gorbeia and Montgelas populations were 17.8-18.1% for COI sequences and 9.2-10% for 16S sequences, which together with mutual exclusivity of the haplotypes, supported the hypothesis of the presence of two cryptic species in T. galarzai. The new morphological study is mainly based on the reproductive system and grouped together Ereñozar + Gorbeia populations and Montgelas + Crotot populations. We found no overlap between Iberian and French populations for some measurements related with the penial sac and the spermathecal bulb, as well as key differences on the shape of the penial sheath between French and Spanish populations. Considering both the molecular results and the differences on the morphological characters between Iberian and French populations, we suggest the presence of two species in T. galarzai. http://www.icsb2010.net/ ÁDÁM (L.), 2010. Remarks on some European Aleocharinae, with description of a new Rhopaletes species from Croatia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Travaux du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle "Grigore Antipa" 53(Décembre):191- 215. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10191-010-0015-6. ADAMS (D. C.) & NISTRI (A.), 2010. Ontogenetic convergence and evolution of foot morphology in European cave salamanders (Family: Plethodontidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 10(July 16):216 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-10-216. ABS: Background: A major goal in evolutionary biology is to understand the evolution of phenotypic diversity. Both natural and sexual selection play a large role in generating phenotypic adaptations, with biomechanical requirements and developmental mechanisms mediating patterns of phenotypic evolution. For many traits, the relative importance of selective and developmental components remains understudied. Results: We investigated ontogenetic trajectories of foot morphology in the eight species of European plethodontid cave salamander to test the hypothesis that adult foot morphology was adapted for climbing. Using geometric morphometrics and other approaches, we found that developmental patterns in five species displayed little morphological change during growth (isometry), where the extensive interdigital webbing in adults was best explained as the retention of the juvenile morphological state. By contrast, three species exhibited significant allometry, with an increase in interdigital webbing during growth. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that multiple evolutionary transitions between isometry and allometry of foot webbing have occurred in this lineage. Allometric parameters of foot growth were most similar to those of a tropical species previously shown to be adapted for climbing. Finally, interspecific variation in adult foot morphology was significantly reduced as compared to variation among juveniles, indicating that ontogenetic convergence had resulted in a common adult foot morphology across species. Conclusions: The results presented here provide evidence of a complex history of phenotypic evolution in this clade. The common adult phenotype exhibited among species reveals that selection plays an important part in generating patterns of foot diversity in the group. However, developmental trajectories arriving at this common morphology are distinct; with some species displaying developmental stasis (isometry), while others show an increase in foot webbing during growth. Thus, multiple developmental solutions exist to the same evolutionary challenge. Our findings underscore the importance of examining morphological adaptations from multiple perspectives, and emphasize that both selective hypotheses and Bernard LEBRETON & Jean-Pierre BESSON Créé le : 01.01.2010 Modifié le : 30.06.2010 developmental processes must be considered for a more comprehensive understanding of phenotypic evolution. ADEN (E.), 2010. Eye development in the cave fish Garra barreimiae:113, poster presentation. In: 20 th International Conference on Subterranean Biology, Postojna, Slovenia, 29 August-3 September 2010, ICSB 2010 Abstract Book, edited by: Ajda MOŠKRIČ and Peter TRONTELJ, ISBN 978-961-269-286-5. ABS: Eye degeneration is a general evolutionary tendency shown in many animal groups that are adapted to dark environments. Inside the Hoti Cave located in the Jabal Akhdar mountains in Oman lies a subterranean lake, which is home to the blind fish Garra barreimiae. Outside the cave, Garra barreimiae is a common species of eyed epigean surface fish. The eyes of the blind cave fish and of its epigean ancestor have been studied comparatively. The eye structure of the surface fish is a typical teleost eye. Parts of the eye of the cave fish show hypertrophy. Individuals compensate the lack of a lens in various ways with extreme growth of different parts of the eye. For instance, the anterior eye chamber is often filled out with a derivative of the annular ligament, and as a result the pupil no longer transmits light. The eye rudiment of the Garra barreimiae is not sunken in the orbit as is the case with other cave fish species. From these examples we can conclude that the adult cave fish population is very heterogeneous with regard to the size and structure of the eye rudiment. To understand how this diversity evolves, the ontogenetic eye development was investigated. During early ontogeny the differentiation of the eye of hypogean Garra barreimiae is similar to the epigean one. All major structures are present. However, the lens remains in the embryonic stage, and no lens differentiation occurs. It disappears altogether at the age of three months. Initially there is a complete laminated retina with typical opsin expression in the photoreceptor cells. But opsin expression remains at a low level and ceases at the age of four months. On the other hand, other retinal strata like the amacrine cell layer are well differentiated in juvenile cave Garra and remain functional for longer than the photoreceptor cells. In adult animals, on the other hand, no evidence of functional retina cells could be detected. http://www.icsb2010.net/ AGNARSSON (I.), 2010. The utility of ITS2 in spider phylogenetics: notes on prior work and an example from Anelosimus. Journal of Arachnology 38(2, August):377- 382. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1636/B10-01.1. AGUIAR (L. M. S.) & MACHADO (R. B.), 2010. Bat conservation in Brazil: the Lonchophylla dekeyseri Action Plan:83. In: 15 th International Bat Research Conference, Prague, 22-27 August 2010, the conference manual: Programme, abstracts, list of participants, edited by: Ivan HORÁČEK and Petr BENDA, ISBN 978-80-87154-46-5, 380 p. ABS: Brazilian bats, though not much known, are already threatened due to habitat destruction. Lonchophylla dekeyseri is an endemic nectarivorous bat that occurs in low density in caverns and holes in forested and more open vegetation physiognomies of the Cerrado biome. This characteristic makes the species extremely sensitive to the loss and degradation of its habitat. Deforestation for agricultural and cattle expansion, coal-pit, construction of dams, mining and forest fires represents the most critical threats. At present, the ecological tourism, especially the speleological, can represent a significant threat. L. dekeyseri population is estimated at circa of 2070 bats, all in the wild and none in captivity. There are confirmed records for L. dekeyseri in 23 Brazilian localities. Like other nectarivorous bats, the reproductive system is polygenic, with many females and few adult males. An action plan for the conservation of L. dekeyseri was concluded, composed of 10 basic actions including from activities of immediate implementation, such as the environmental monitoring of the species' occurrence areas, to the implementation of mid-term activities (e. g. the creation of supplementary protected areas), and to long term activities, such as the realization of environmental education and the development of new studies on population dynamics. Suggested actions also includes the recuperation of degraded areas, control of hematofagous bats, control of cave visitation, the environmental management of vegetation remnants, and the increase of both the number of environmentally protected units and of new inventories in the data gap regions. In the existing protected areas, there is a need for research on the species' ecology, using telemetry and population genetics, as well as the management of the already altered environments in such areas. Environmental education activities are
© Biospeologica Bibliographia Publications 2010-1 Page 3 sur 116 urgent, with bats being used as flag species of ecological processes, such as pollination and seed dispersal. AHYONG (S. T.), BABA (Ke.), MACPHERSON (E.) & POORE (G. C. B.), 2010. A new classification of the Galatheoidea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). Zootaxa 2676(November 15):57-68, 2 pl., 82 réf. BL: Cf p. 64, "The Munidopsidae include the deepest dwelling galatheoids, usually occupying slope to abyssal depths, although one species, M. polymorpha, lives as shallow as 2 m in submarine caves (Baba & al., 2008). http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2010/2676.html AKMALI (V.), ESMAEILI RINEH (S.) & ALI (F.), 2010. Diversity and distribution of subterranean species in karst areas of Iran:129, poster presentation. In: 20 th International Conference on Subterranean Biology, Postojna, Slovenia, 29 August-3 September 2010, ICSB 2010 Abstract Book, edited by: Ajda MOŠKRIČ and Peter TRONTELJ, ISBN 978-961-269-286-5. ABS: Species diversity includes the entire range of species found on earth. In recent years a rapidly increasing amount of information is available about the fauna of caves and other subterranean habitats. The basis of available information on abundance of cave-dwelling species in Iran together with data obtained from recent studies, including observations on more than 30 karst areas, allowed for an assessment of the distribution and diversity of cave-dwelling species. The diversity of subterranean animals in Iran is not known well and for now only few species were accidentally reported. Cave localities including Ghoro-Ghale, Alisadr, Mozafar, Shirabad and Tadovan Caves are most important. In this study we found several species of cave-dwelling animals. The Iranian Cave-fish Iranocypris typhlops and Paracobits smithi are found in a well-like pool, the natural outlet of a subterranean limestone system of the Zagros Mountains in the Abe-Sirum Valley near Tange-Haft railway station in Lorestan Province, south-west Iran. The Gorganian salamander Paradactylodon gorganensis (Urodela, Hynobiidae) was found in the eastern part of the Elburz Mountains in Shirabad Cave of Golestan Province. Moreover, we encountered one large spider (Araneae: Sparacidae), one Pseudoscorpion, three species of lizard belong to family Gekkonidae (Asacus elisae, Hemidactylus persicus and Asacus kermanshahensis), two genera of crustacean (Gammarus and Niphargus), some species of insects and 14 species of Chiroptera including five species of Rhinolophus (R. ferrumequinum, R. hipposideros, R. euryale, R. mehelyi and R. blasii), three Rhinopoma (R. microphyllum, R. hardwickeii and R. muscatellum), one Taphozous (T. perforatus), three Myotis (M. emarginatus, M. blythi and M. capaccinii), one Miniopterus (M. schreibersii), one Rousettus (Rousettus aegyptiacus), one Asellia (A. tridens), Plecotus (P. austriacus) and one Triaenops (T. persicus). According to the criteria listed in the IUCN Red List Categories 2010, Iranocypris typhlops and Paradactylodon gorganensis are ranked as Vulnerable and critically endangered. One of the largest challenges regarding these species is disturbance of cave or karst habitat, especially by human activities. Almost all caves have been excavated extensively and vandalism is a major threat to species in caves. http://www.icsb2010.net/ AKMALI (V.), SHARIFI (M.), DARVISH (J.) & ESMAEILI RINEH (S.), 2010. Distribution and abundance of cave-dwelling bats in Fars province, Iran: implication to bat conservation. Poster 44:69. In: 15 th International Bat Research Conference, Prague, 22-27 August 2010, the conference manual: Programme, abstracts, list of participants, edited by: Ivan HORÁČEK and Petr BENDA, ISBN 978-80-87154-46-5, 380 p. AKMALI (V.), SHARIFI (M.), DARVISH (J.) & ESMAEILI RINEH (S.), 2010. Distribution and abundance of cave-dwelling bats in the Fars province, Iran: Implications for bat conservation:84-85. In: 15 th International Bat Research Conference, Prague, 22-27 August 2010, the conference manual: Programme, abstracts, list of participants, edited by: Ivan HORÁČEK and Petr BENDA, ISBN 978-80-87154-46-5, 380 p. ABS: The distribution and abundance of cave-dwelling bats were investigated in the Fars Province in Iran. Data were collected in February, March, April and May 2007 until 2010, from 16 caves, 14 of which had not been previously known as bat roosts. In this study 15 species were recorded; Bernard LEBRETON & Jean-Pierre BESSON Créé le : 01.01.2010 Modifié le : 30.06.2010 viz. Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, R. hipposideros, R. euryale, R. mehelyi, R. blasii, Rhinopoma microphyllum, R. muscatellum, Taphozous perforatus, Myotis emarginatus, M. blythi, M. capaccinii, Miniopterus schreibersii, Rousettus aegyptiacus, Asellia tridens, and Triaenops persicus. Estimates of bat abundance have been made on the basis of emerge count or direct measurements. The most abundant species were Miniopterus schreibersii, Asellia tridens, Myotis blythii, Rhinopoma muscattellum, R. microphyllum and Rousettus aegyptiacus. The roosts were evaluated for their conservation importance based on human disturbance, remains of vandalism and recent organized change in cave usage. The most important sites in the Fars Province were the Tadovan and Sang-Eshkan caves. The Tadovan and Manian caves serve as hibernacula to approximately five bat species. The Bushigan cave is a nursery roost to approximately 2000 individuals of Rousettus aegyptiacus. Presently, none of the caves in the province has adequate protection and some bat populations are under serious threat. Almost all caves have been excavated extensively and vandalism is a major threat to bat in caves. Moreover, in recent years important caves have lost their entire bat populations when the cave converted for tourism activities or used as water abstraction centre for human settlements. Comparing population estimates made in 4-5 decades ago with recent estimate in some caves indicate shocking loss in population of these animals. ALAOUI SOSSÉ (B.), ALAOUI SOSSÉ (L.), BORDERIE (F.), RAOUF (N.), BOUSTA (F.), 2010. Évaluation de l'utilisation du rayonnement UV-C pour limiter la prolifération ou détruire les micro-organismes (algues et champignons) contaminants des milieux obscurs. Chrono environnement - Université de Franche Comté - UMR 6249 - LRMH. Champs-sur-Marne: LRMH; [Besançon]: Chrono-environnement, UMR 6249, 2010. 30 p.: ill. en noir et blanc; 30 cm. Rapport correspondant à la subvention conclue en 2008 entre le Ministère de la culture et de la communication, LRMH et l'Université de France- Comté, Chrono-environnement, UMR 6249. Diffusion restreinte. Communication soumise à autorisation. Photocopies interdites. Cote LRMH: G391. MC: Grotte, Peinture, Photosynthèse, Algue, Microrganisme, Pigment, Lumière, UV, UVC, Traitement, Essai, Mesure, Chlorophylle, Microbiologie, Chlorophycée, Dinophycée, Contrôle, Art pariétal, Grotte ornée, Algue verte, Klebsormidium flaccidum. ALEGRE BARROSO (A.) & BARBA DÍAZ (R.), 2010. Jimeneziella decui Avram, 1970: un opilión cubano amenazado (Arachinida: Opiliones)". Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 47(2 e semestre):455- 456. RES: Se aportan datos de la distribución geográfico de Jimeneziella decui Avram, 1970, su biología, el estado de conservación de las cuevas donde habita y sus posibles amenazas. Se propone la inclusión de este arácnido en la Lista Roja de los Invertebrados de Cuba. ALJANČIČ (G.), 2010. Fifty years of Tular Cave laboratory:113-114. In: 20 th International Conference on Subterranean Biology, Postojna, Slovenia, 29 August-3 September 2010, ICSB 2010 Abstract Book, edited by: Ajda MOŠKRIČ and Peter TRONTELJ, ISBN 978-961- 269-286-5. ABS: Tular is a natural cave, which was formed by a local stream in the Sava river Pleistocene conglomerates in Kranj, Slovenia. It was first mentioned already in 1689 by the famous naturalist J. V. Valvasor. Later, a subspecies of a cave beetle, Anophthalmus miklitzi ssp. staudacheri has been described from this cave. In 1944 it was partly walled into an air-raid shelter for the nearby factory. In 1960, with the support of the Biological Institute at the Medical Faculty in Ljubljana, and through the help of the town of Kranj, the cave was turned into a laboratory by speleobiologist Marko Aljančič (1933-2007), who populated it with the European cave salamander, Proteus anguinus (Amphibia: Urodela). It is the only cave laboratory in Slovenia and - apart from the cave laboratory in Moulis, France - the only place with succesful breeding of this endangered cave amphibian in captivity. Since 2002, a colony of the dark pigmented subspecies, Proteus anguinus parkelj is also studied in this laboratory. In the laboratory, the ecology and behaviour of Proteus, mainly its breeding, are studied. Considerable effort was put in the fieldwork - observing Proteus' behaviour, surveying environmental parameters of the habitat, verifying the old data on its
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