Post by L Roebuck on May 22, 2007 15:05:54 GMT -5
The Search for Strange Underground Life Forms Around the World
The cave is a unique and fragile environment, home to a diverse array of creatures, including organisms that are completely limited to the cave environment; species that may be found in similar habitats above ground; and the many animals that accidentally wander, fall, or are washed into caves. Many cave animals are highly adapted for the unique and harsh living conditions they encounter underground. Caves are one of the Earth's most unusual ecosystems.
The Explorers Club invites you on a journey to see the world through the eyes of an evolutionary biologist. Travel with Dr. Luis Espinasa, FN'07, to Thailand, Mexico, and Puerto Rico in his search to discover answers to a question so challenging that it baffled even Darwin.
Full Article in Science & the City
The cave is a unique and fragile environment, home to a diverse array of creatures, including organisms that are completely limited to the cave environment; species that may be found in similar habitats above ground; and the many animals that accidentally wander, fall, or are washed into caves. Many cave animals are highly adapted for the unique and harsh living conditions they encounter underground. Caves are one of the Earth's most unusual ecosystems.
The Explorers Club invites you on a journey to see the world through the eyes of an evolutionary biologist. Travel with Dr. Luis Espinasa, FN'07, to Thailand, Mexico, and Puerto Rico in his search to discover answers to a question so challenging that it baffled even Darwin.
Full Article in Science & the City