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The family therefore provides a model for testing the hypotheses that ecological specialists (stenotopes) evolve from generalist ancestors (eurytopes) and that specialization (in this case to the cavernicolous habitat) is an irreversible, evolutionary dead-end that ultimately leads to extinction.
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2010
Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2010
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Word History
Etymology
cavern entry 1 + -i- + -colous, probably after French cavernicole
First Known Use
circa 1889, in the meaning defined above
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“Cavernicolous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cavernicolous. Accessed 29 Sep. 2023.
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