A contribution to the knowledge of the invertebrate cave faunas of Venezuela: Invertebrate faunas of tropical American caves, part 4

Authors

Stewart B. Peck, Carleton University

Abstract

The invertebrate faunas of four caves in northern Venezuela were studied. Three were dry and one was a wet cave; but guano provided the base of the food chain in all four caves. The faunas in each were strikingly different. Of 24 non-accidental species of arthropods, all were judged to be troglophiles. All were scavengers except for 5 predators, one ectoparasite, and one parasitoid.

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.12.1.8

Recommended Citation

Peck, Stewart B.. 1982. A contribution to the knowledge of the invertebrate cave faunas of Venezuela: Invertebrate faunas of tropical American caves, part 4. International Journal of Speleology, 12: 75-81.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol12/iss1/8