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  1. Native and Invasive Crayfish Species Impact on the Development of Fire Salamander Larvae: A Pilot Field Study From Northern Italy
  2. Olm sweet olm: unearthing nine species of Proteus hidden beneath the Dinaric Karst
  3. Living at the Interface: Behavioral, Evolutionary and Ecological Insights of Spring Use by Highly Mobile Stygobiont Crustaceans, Troglocaris planinensis (Decapoda: Atyidae)
  4. Dietary data from surface and subterranean populations of Speleomantes cave salamanders
  5. Genetic and Environmental Similarities Drive Repeated Genomic Evolution in Island Lizards
  6. Importance of Spring Habitats for Amphibians: The Case of Estavelle Ecotones in the Classical Karst Region
  7. First report of overwintering tadpoles in the endemic Italian agile frog Rana latastei
  8. Light in the Darkness: Responses to Light and Diel Activity Rhythm in an Eyeless Cave Flatworm (Dendrocoelum italicum)
  9. Integrating formal surveys and local knowledge: Insights into the subterranean fauna of Apulia
  10. First report of overwintering tadpoles in the endemic Italian agile frogRana latastei
  11. Differences in estimates of extinction risk between occupancy and abundance data
  12. Population Genomic Divergence Reveals Uncertainties in Species Identification of Cave‐Dwelling Isopods
  13. Integrating adult occurrence and reproduction data to identify conservation measures for amphibians
  14. Back from the underworld: the exploitation of spring habitats by stygobiont species
  15. Four years monitoring of the endangered European plethodontid salamanders
  16. A gap in media communication of human-bear conflicts management
  17. The Role of Experience in the Visual and Non-Visual Prey Recognition of Fire Salamander Populations from Caves and Streams
  18. Microplastic pollution calls for urgent investigations in stygobiont habitats: A case study from Classical karst
  19. Microclimatic Influences on the Abundance of Three Non-Troglobiont Species
  20. Occurrence in Surface of the Olm (Proteus anguinus) Suggests to Approach Cave Biology Processes with More Flexibility
  21. Wandering outside of the Styx: Surface activity of an iconic subterranean vertebrate, the olm (Proteus anguinus)
  22. Enigmatic cysts discovered in a population of European salamanders
  23. Sit-and-wait foraging is not enough in food-deprived environments: evidence from groundwater and salamanders
  24. Decline and Extinction of the Italian Agile Frog Rana latastei from Core Areas of Its Range
  25. Human Dimensions and Visitors’ Perspective in Freshwater Crayfish Conservation: The Case of a Protected Area in Italy
  26. Decline and Extinction of the Italian Agile Frog Rana latastei from Core Areas of Its Range
  27. Landscape of fear in freshwater ecotones: How predation risk and light conditions affect mesopredator activity and foraging in springs
  28. Environmental Factors Affecting Amphibian Communities in River Basins of the Southern Apennines
  29. Both Light Stimuli and Predation Risk Affect the Adult Behavior of a Stygobiont Crustacean
  30. Larval development and poor trophic resource availability: Local adaptations and plasticity in a widespread amphibian species
  31. Behavioural drivers of ecotone exploitation: activity of groundwater animals in spring
  32. All that changes is not shift: methodological choices influence niche shift detection in freshwater invasive species
  33. Condition- and context-dependent variation of sexual dimorphism across lizard populations at different spatial scales
  34. Differential biochemical and behavioral responses induced by cocaine and benzoylecgonine exposure to the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii
  35. Assessing Population Trends of Species with Imperfect Detection: Double Count Analyses and Simulations Confirm Reliable Estimates in Brown Frogs
  36. Resistance of groundwater invertebrates to droughts: Two new cases in planarians and isopods
  37. Global response of conservationists across mass media likely constrained bat persecution due to COVID-19
  38. Caves as evolutionary dead end? The journey of the stygobiont isopod Monolistra pavani toward sunlight
  39. Groundwater invertebrates and droughts: resistance in stygobiont isopods and planarians
  40. Preliminary study on differences characterizes the populations of olm (Proteus anguinus) in cave and those found in epigean environment
  41. The laboratory of subterranean biology “Enrico Pezzoli”: a new underground facility for zoological research.
  42. The roles of landscape of fear and light in allowing the exploitation of spring habitats by subterranean amphipods: an experimental and field approach
  43. How Trophic Conditions Affect Development of Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) Larvae: Two Extreme Cases
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  45. Environmental DNA of insects and springtails from caves reveals complex processes of eDNA transfer in soils
  46. Explaining declines of newt abundance in northern Italy
  47. Capture–mark–recapture data on the strictly protected Speleomantes italicus
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  49. A New Disease Caused by an Unidentified Etiological Agent Affects European Salamanders
  50. Similar species, different fates: Abundance dynamics in spatially structured populations of common and threatened frogs
  51. Joint letter inspired by Hymas et al. (2021): There’s nothing new under the sun – lessons conservationists could learn from previous pandemics
  52. Invasive predators induce plastic and adaptive responses during embryo development in a threatened frog
  53. Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment
  54. Don’t forget the vertical dimension: assessment of distributional dynamics of cave-dwelling invertebrates in both ground and parietal microhabitats
  55. Visual recognition and coevolutionary history drive responses of amphibians to an invasive predator
  56. A conservation roadmap for the subterranean biome
  57. Raised by aliens: constant exposure to an invasive predator triggers morphological but not behavioural plasticity in a threatened species tadpoles
  58. Between darkness and light: spring habitats provide new perspectives for modern researchers on groundwater biology
  59. Climate and land-use changes drive biodiversity turnover in arthropod assemblages over 150 years
  60. Conservation Studies on Groundwaters’ Pollution: Challenges and Perspectives for Stygofauna Communities
  61. Ecological Observations on Hybrid Populations of European Plethodontid Salamanders, Genus Speleomantes
  62. Diel activity of Niphargus amphipods in spring habitats
  63. Updating salamander datasets with phenotypic and stomach content information for two mainland Speleomantes
  64. Value-conflicts in the conservation of a native species: a case study based on the endangered white-clawed crayfish in Europe
  65. Fluorescence Properties of a Novel Isoquinoline Derivative Tested in an Invertebrate Chordate, Ciona intestinalis
  66. Planarians, a Neglected Component of Biodiversity in Groundwaters
  67. Lockdown policy effects on invasive species: a perspective
  68. Not Only Environmental Conditions but Also Human Awareness Matters: A Successful Post-Crayfish Plague Reintroduction of the White-Clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) in Northern Italy
  69. Embryotoxicity characterization of the flame retardant tris(1‐chloro‐2‐propyl)phosphate (TCPP) in the invertebrate chordate  Ciona intestinalis
  70. Environmental DNA of Insects and Springtails from Caves Reveals Complex Processes of Edna Transfer in Soils
  71. Long‐term drivers of persistence and colonization dynamics in spatially structured amphibian populations
  72. Switching from mesopredator to apex predator: how do responses vary in amphibians adapted to cave living?
  73. The post hoc measurement as a safe and reliable method to age and size plethodontid salamanders
  74. The good, the bad and the ugly of COVID-19 lockdown effects on wildlife conservation: Insights from the first European locked down country
  75. Are the Neglected Tipuloidea Crane Flies (Diptera) an Important Component for Subterranean Environments?
  76. Fundamental research questions in subterranean biology
  77. Rapid adaptation to invasive predators overwhelms natural gradients of intraspecific variation
  78. Invasive Species and Amphibian Conservation
  79. Interspecific and interpopulation variation in individual diet specialization: Do environmental factors have a role?
  80. Photographic database of the European cave salamanders, genus Hydromantes
  81. Same Diet, Different Strategies: Variability of Individual Feeding Habits across Three Populations of Ambrosi’s Cave Salamander (Hydromantes ambrosii)
  82. Cave Communities: From the Surface Border to the Deep Darkness
  83. Do Salamanders Limit the Abundance of Groundwater Invertebrates in Subterranean Habitats?
  84. Invasive crayfish does not influence spawning microhabitat selection of brown frogs
  85. Exploring miR-9 Involvement in Ciona intestinalis Neural Development Using Peptide Nucleic Acids
  86. Microhabitat analyses support relationships between niche breadth and range size when spatial autocorrelation is strong
  87. Cave morphology, microclimate and abundance of five cave predators from the Monte Albo (Sardinia, Italy)
  88. Is landscape of fear of macroinvertebrate communities a major determinant of mesopredator and prey activity?
  89. Network‐scale effects of invasive species on spatially‐structured amphibian populations
  90. Thirty years of invasion: the distribution of the invasive crayfish Procambarus clarkii in Italy
  91. On the stability of the dorsal pattern of European cave salamanders (genus Hydromantes)
  92. miR-7 Knockdown by Peptide Nucleic Acids in the Ascidian Ciona intestinalis
  93. Predation on Amphibians May Enhance Eurasian Otter Recovery in Southern Italy
  94. Continental‐scale determinants of population trends in European amphibians and reptiles
  95. Use of prediction equations to evaluate body composition generate fake and dangerous results
  96. Transgressive niche across a salamander hybrid zone revealed by microhabitat analyses
  97. Safe as a cave? Intraspecific aggressiveness rises in predator-devoid and resource-depleted environments
  98. Consider species specialism when publishing datasets
  99. Environmental DNA and metabarcoding for the study of amphibians and reptiles: species distribution, the microbiome, and much more
  100. Think of what lies below, not only of what is visible above, or: a comprehensive zoological study of invertebrate communities of spring habitats
  101. Even worms matter: cave habitat restoration for a planarian species increased environmental suitability but not abundance
  102. Causes and consequences of crayfish extinction: Stream connectivity, habitat changes, alien species and ecosystem services
  103. What shapes the trophic niche of European plethodontid salamanders?
  104. The stenoendemic cave-dwelling planarians (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida) of the Italian Alps and Apennines: Conservation issues
  105. Differences between microhabitat and broad-scale patterns of niche evolution in terrestrial salamanders
  106. N-mixture models reliably estimate the abundance of small vertebrates
  107. Field-recorded data on the diet of six species of European Hydromantes cave salamanders
  108. Environmental suitability models predict population density, performance and body condition for microendemic salamanders
  109. Birds biodiversity in urban and periurban forests: environmental determinants at local and landscape scales
  110. Batracobdella leeches, environmental features and Hydromantes salamanders
  111. Is the Italian stream frog (Rana italica Dubois, 1987) an opportunistic exploiter of cave twilight zone?
  112. Teratogenic potential of nanoencapsulated vitamin A evaluated on an alternative model organism, the tunicate Ciona intestinalis
  113. The first ecological study on the oldest allochthonous population of European cave salamanders (Hydromantes sp.)
  114. Effects of diet quality on morphology and intraspecific competition ability during development: the case of fire salamander larvae
  115. Cave exploitation by an usual epigean species: a review on the current knowledge on fire salamander breeding in cave
  116. Biphasic predators provide biomass subsidies in small freshwater habitats: A case study of spring and cave pools
  117. Fire salamander (<em>Salamandra salamandra</em>) males’ activity during breeding season: effects of microhabitat features and body size
  118. Cave features, seasonality and subterranean distribution of non-obligate cave dwellers
  119. Cases of albinism and leucism in amphibians in Italy: new reports
  120. Mountain protected areas as refuges for threatened freshwater species: the detrimental effect of the direct introduction of alien species
  121. Factors driving semi-aquatic predator occurrence in traditional cattle drinking pools: conservation issues
  122. Amphibians breeding in refuge habitats have larvae with stronger antipredator responses
  123. Thermal equilibrium and temperature differences among body regions in European plethodontid salamanders
  124. Environmental factors associated with amphibian breeding in streams and springs: effects of habitat and fish occurrence
  125. Seasonal variation in microhabitat of salamanders: environmental variation or shift of habitat selection?
  126. The distribution of cave twilight-zone spiders depends on microclimatic features and trophic supply
  127. Environmental factors determining growth of salamander larvae: A field study
  128. Role of density and resource competition in determining aggressive behaviour in salamanders
  129. Austropotamobius pallipes reduction vs. Procambarus clarkii spreading: Management implications
  130. Dry stone walls favour biodiversity: a case-study from the Appennines
  131. Do cave features affect underground habitat exploitation by non-troglobite species?
  132. Foraging plasticity favours adaptation to new habitats in fire salamanders
  133. Salamanders breeding in subterranean habitats: local adaptations or behavioural plasticity?
  134. Odonata Occurrence in Caves: Active or Accidentals? A new Case Study
  135. Spatial segregation among age classes in cave salamanders: habitat selection or social interactions?
  136. Antagonizing Retinoic Acid and FGF/MAPK Pathways Control Posterior Body Patterning in the Invertebrate Chordate Ciona intestinalis
  137. Do cave salamanders occur randomly in cavities? An analysis with Hydromantes strinatii
  138. Can patterns of spatial autocorrelation reveal population processes? An analysis with the fire salamander
  139. Usefulness of volunteer data to measure the large scale decline of “common” toad populations
  140. Spatial autocorrelation and the analysis of invasion processes from distribution data: a study with the crayfish Procambarus clarkii
  141. Early assessment of the impact of alien species: differential consequences of an invasive crayfish on adult and larval amphibians
  142. Water, stream morphology and landscape: complex habitat determinants for the fire salamander Salamandra salamandra