Evidence of population stress linked to droughts in cave-dwelling spiders: the case of Meta bourneti in north-western Italy

Subterranean spiders of the genus Meta are frequent inhabitants of the twilight zones of European caves, where they play a key ecological role as apical predators. We assessed the abundance variation and breeding success of M. bourneti populations after an extensive drought period that affected nort...

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Main Authors: Matteo Galbiati, Filippo Graziani, Raoul Manenti, Stefano Mammola, Beatrice Caimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:The European Zoological Journal
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24750263.2025.2536018
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