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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
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2010
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“Cavernicolous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cavernicolous. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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