Journal Article

The biospeleological work of Carl L. Hubbs (1894–1979): an appraisal

Romero, A. and Moseley, M.

Record Number:
6317
Year:
2023
Journal:
Subterranean Biology
Pages:
165-198
Volume:
46
Notes:
Copyright Aldemaro Romero Jr. & Max Moseley. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium
PMCID:
http://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.46.114190
URL:
https://subtbiol.pensoft.net
Abstract:
Carl Leavitt Hubbs (1894–1979) was a prominent and internationally renowned American ichthyologist whose publications include taxonomic descriptions of several North American blindfishes including the Mexican Cave Characin. His archived personal papers reveal a wide-ranging interest in the biology and evolutionary origins of cave and blindfishes, and his discussions and disputes with colleagues about their taxonomy. He also took opportunities to collect other fauna from American caves during the inter-war decades. Drawing upon his unpublished archive and other relevant sources his biospeleological work is chronicled in detail and discussed in the context of his other work. Keywords Carl L. Hubbs, Cavefishes, Biological Species Concept, Biospeleology
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