In memory of Emil G. Racovitza (1868 – 1947) – his ideas reverberate in our scientific research

Abstract

The ideas of E. G. Racovitza which led to the development of biospelaeology (biospeology, is the term used by Racovitza and adopted here) are reviewed. We emphasize the important research programme named Biospeologica which allowed to implement practical investigations on the subterranean animals due to enthusiastic cooperative work of many scientists

Keywords

• emil racovitza
• biospeology
• phylogenetic systematics
• the subterranean domain
• relict fauna
• biogeographic patterns
• biospeologica
• research tradition