New article on salamander diet specialization

New article on salamander diet specialization

by | Apr 21, 2024 | herpetology, scientific articles, Subterranean biology

In this article we assessed the consistency of individual diet specialization of three populations of Speleomantes ambrosii throughout a period of three years. We found evidence of significant variation of the proportion of specialized individuals between different seasons, and between different years when considering the same season.

Title: Yearly variation in individual diet specialization: Evidence from cave salamanders

Authors: Enrico Lunghi, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti, Giorgio Mancinelli

Journal: Global Ecology and Conservation

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Sampling cave soil for METALCAVE

by | Apr 16, 2024 | Lab projects, Metalcave

Members from University of L’Aquila and University of Calabria started to collect soil samples from caves. A nice “dirty” activity we enjoyed for a couple of weeks on Apennines. We sampled soil inside and outside 17 caves located in Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo.