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The blurred line between photic and aphotic environments: a large Mexican cave with almost no dark zone by Mejía-Ortíz, Luis, Pipan, Tanja, Culver, David, Sprouse, Peter

“…Sistema Muévelo Rico is a 1.2 km long cave in Quintana Roo, less than 2 km from the Caribbean Sea. We measured illuminance to a level of 0.1 lux, organic…”
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Anchialocarididae, a new family of anchialine decapods and a new species of the genus Agostocaris from Cozumel Island, Mexico by Mejia-ortiz, Luis M, Yanez, German, Lopez-Mejia, Marilu

“…Two new species of anchialine cave shrimp from Cozumel Island are described. A new species from the family Agostocarididae, Agostocaris zabaletai n. sp.,…”
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Population genetics and biophysical modeling inform metapopulation connectivity of the Caribbean king crab Maguimithrax spinosissimus by Baeza, J. Antonio, Holstein, Daniel, Umaña-Castro, Rodolfo, Mejía-Ortíz, Luis M.

“…Marine organisms with a short pelagic larval duration (PLD) are assumed to display significant population structure given low long-distance dispersal ability…”
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Changes in Organic Matter Deposition Can Impact Benthic Marine Meiofauna in Karst Subterranean Estuaries by Brankovits, David, Little, Shawna N., Winkler, Tyler S., Tamalavage, Anne E., Mejía-Ortíz, Luis M., Maupin, Christopher R., Yáñez-Mendoza, German, van Hengstum, Peter J.

“…Subsurface mixing of seawater and terrestrial-borne meteoric waters on carbonate landscapes creates karst subterranean estuaries, an area of the coastal…”
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Pautas de comportamiento alimentario y adaptaciones progresivas en los apéndices auxiliares en Agostocaris bozanici y Barbouria yanezi (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Agostocarididae, Hyppolitidae) by Mejía-Ortíz, Luis M. Mejía-Ortíz

“…Existen varias características que evidencian las adaptaciones a la vida cavernícola en los crustáceos; las principales son: pérdida de visión, carencia de…”
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Troglomorphism in the brittle star Ophionereis commutabilis Bribiesca-Contreras et al., 2019 (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Ophionereididae) by Márquez-Borrás, Francisco, Solís-Marín, Francisco A, Mejía-Ortiz, Luis M

“…Due to their peculiar and sometimes bizarre morphology, cave fauna (across invertebrates and vertebrates from both aquatic and terrestrial cave habitats) have…”
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The microfacies distribution pattern of Cozumel Island in southeastern Mexico: An atoll-like model led by quaternary glacioeustatic sea-level changes by Salgado-Garrido, Hugo E., Valera-Fernández, Daisy, Trejo-Pelayo, Salvador, Solleiro-Rebolledo, Elizabeth, Barragán, Ricardo, Yáñez-Mendoza, Germán, Mejía-Ortíz, Luis M., López-Martínez, Rafael

“…Isolated carbonate banks in stable tectonic settings are ideal for understanding the architecture of sedimentary systems and their response to flooding events…”
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Records of epacteriscid copepods (Copepoda: Calanoida) from anchialine caves of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, with description of the male of Bofuriella spinosa Fosshagen and Iliffe, 2007 by Jaime, Sarahi, Suárez-Morales, Eduardo, Cervantes-Martínez, Adrián, Gutiérrez-Aguirre, Martha A., Mejía-Ortiz, Luis M.

“…ABSTRACT The calanoid copepod family Epacteriscidae is one of the most representative cave-dwelling copepods worldwide, especially in the Caribbean region. We…”
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The Herpetofauna of the Insular Systems of Mexico by González-Sánchez, Víctor Hugo, Johnson, Jerry D, Frausto-Martínez, Oscar, Mejía Ortíz, Luis M, Pereira-Corona, Alberto, Blanco-Parra, María del Pilar, Charruau, Pierre, Níño-Torres, Carlos Alberto

“…The herpetofauna of the insular systems of Mexico is composed of 226 species, of which 14 are anurans, two are salamanders, and 210 are reptiles, comprised of…”
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Anchialine adjustments: an updated phylogeny and classification for the family Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 1987 (Decapoda: Caridea) by Ditter, Robert E, Mejía-Ortíz, Luis M, Bracken-Grissom, Heather D

“…Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 1987 is a family comprised of 4 genera and 11 species of enigmatic shrimps restricted to anchialine or marine caves whose…”
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Editorial: The effects of environmental change on anchialine ecosystems by Mejía-Ortíz, Luis M., Chávez-Solís, Efraín M., Brankovits, David

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MODIFICATIONS OF EYE STRUCTURE AND INTEGUMENTAL PIGMENT IN TWO CAVE CRAYFISH by Mejía-Ortíz, Luis M, Hartnoll, Richard G

“…Eyestalk length, internal eye structure, pigmented eye area, and pigments in eyes and exoskeleton were studied in two stygobiont crayfish, Procambarus…”
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ARE THERE ADAPTATION LEVELS TO CAVE LIFE IN CRAYFISH? by Mejía-Ortíz, Luis M, López-Mejía, Marilú

“…The stygobitic crayfish Procambarus cavernicola and Procambarus oaxacae reddelli and the epigeal crayfish Procambarus olmecorum were maintained in laboratory…”
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Freshwater Prawns of the Genus Macrobrachium (decapoda, Palaemonidae) with Abbreviated Development from the Papaloapan River Basin, Veracruz, Mexico: Distribution and New Species by Mejía-Ortíz, Luis M, López-Mejía, Marilú

“…Abstract In the Papaloapan River two freshwater prawns with abbreviated development have been recorded: Macrobrachium villalobosi (a stygobitic species) and…”
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Predatory behavior of the cave shrimp Creaseria morleyi (Creaser, 1936) (Caridea: Palaemonidae), the blind hunter of the Yucatán cenotes, Mexico by Chávez-Solís, Efraín M., Mejía-Ortíz, Luis M., Simões, Nuno

“…Recent studies of the trophic structure of the underwater cave ecosystems in the Yucatán Peninsula have regarded the largest crustacean inhabitant, the blind…”
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A New Stygobitic Crayfish from Mexico, Procambarus Cavernicola (Decapoda: Cambaridae), with a Review of Cave-Dwelling Crayfishes in Mexico by Mejía-Ortíz, Luis M, Hartnoll, Richard G, Viccon-Pale, José A

“…Abstract Procambarus (Austrocambarus) cavernicola, a new species of stygobitic crayfish known only from Gabriel Cave, Oaxaca, Mexico, is described. The new…”
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Echinoderms in an anchialine cave in Mexico by Mejia-Ortiz, Luis M, Yanez, German, Lopez-Mejia, Marilu

“…Five surveys in an anchialine cave from Cozumel Island, Mexico, were made in order to determine the diversity of invertebrates, especially of the phylum…”
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Chemosynthetic ectosymbiosis reported in the predatory anchialine cave endemic, Xibalbanus tulumensis (Yager, 1987) (Remipedia) by Pakes, M. Joey, Mejía-Ortíz, Luis M

“…Mutualisms between chemosynthetic microbes and invertebrates form the basis of foodwebs in dark, extreme habitats (hydrothermal vents, cold seeps) and have…”
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A New Stygobitic Crayfish from Mexico, Procambarus Cavernicola (Decapoda: Cambaridae), with a Review of Cave-Dwelling Crayfishes in Mexico by Mejía-Ortíz, Luis M, Hartnoll, Richard G, Viccon-Pale, José A

“…Abstract Procambarus (Austrocambarus) cavernicola, a new species of stygobitic crayfish known only from Gabriel Cave, Oaxaca, Mexico, is described. The new…”
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A NEW STYGOBITIC CRAYFISH FROM MEXICO, PROCAMBARUS CAVERNICOLA (DECAPODA: CAMBARIDAE), WITH A REVIEW OF CAVE-DWELLING CRAYFISHES IN MEXICO by Mejía-Ortíz, Luis M, Hartnoll, Richard G, Viccon-Pale, José A

“…Procambarus (Austrocambarus) cavernicola, a new species of stygobitic crayfish known only from Gabriel Cave, Oaxaca, Mexico, is described. The new species is…”
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