From invertebrates to fish to salamanders, cave - obligate species have repeatedly lost vision / eyes, deactivated pigments, slowed metabolic rates, and evolved behaviors to survive in a nutrient poor environment where most organic material gets washed in from the surf
From invertebrates to fish to salamanders, cave - obligate species have repeatedly lost vision / eyes, deactivated pigments,
slowed metabolic rates, and evolved behaviors to survive in a nutrient poor environment where most organic material gets washed in
from the surf
from the surface!