Speleological research of the Pelješac peninsula On the Pelješac peninsula, about 70 caves are known. Among them, 40 are known only from literature. The assumption is that there is a potential to find as many as 300 caves. Between 13 and 21 November 2018 we were speleologically researching the area and visited 21 caves. Of

A new article about the Collembola in Dinaric karst Recent research on cave Collembola in Dinaric karst resulted in the discovery of a high number of new species. In this paper, four new species from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro are described and illustrated. Species delimitations are confirmed by molecular species delimitation approaches. You

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Biospeleological research in the „Northern Velebit“ National Park This year, we are conducting biospeleological research in the „Northern Velebit“ National Park. You can read more (in Croatian) about the cave fauna of the area and the project at the link.

24th International Conference on Subterranean Biology The 24th International Conference on Subterranean Biology (ICSB), a gathering of cave biologists from all over the World, was held in Aveiro, Portugal, from 20th to 24th of August 2018. CBSS was represented by several talks and posters. The next conference will be held in 2020 in Romania.

Cybertype – a new look at the morphology Centipede avatar? Although it probably sounds like something most people would not like to meet, virtual 3D models provide a more detailed view of species to scientists studying morphology. At the link you can see the cybertyp of a male and a female from the recently described

Descriptions of fungi and algae from Croatian caves The new species we represent in our posts are always from the group of invertebrates. Today we would like to present two new species from (for us) unusual groups of fungi and algae. In the caves of Lika, on the bat droppings, a new species of fungi

Biospeleological research in the Paklenica National Park In 2018 and 2019 CBSS is conducting biospeleological research in the National Park Paklenica, in cooperation with the Public Institution of the Park. In touristic cave Manita peć, monitoring of the cave fauna is been carried out every second month. As part of the project, the fauna of

Impact of the "fight or flight" effect on depigmentation The loss or reduction of pigmentation has evolved repeatedly in cave-adapted animals. Despite its common occurrence, little is known about the underlying evolutionary mechanisms. In the article, the authors provide an experimental link between depigmentation and an increase in catecholminergic systems and related behaviors. Whereas pigmentation

Earth Day With the growing awareness of the need for peace and environmental protection as a means of survival and prosperity of our kind from 1970 to this day, we celebrate April 22nd as Earth day. On this day we celebrate our planet as a whole with its diversity and with various events we develop