| Cryptic species as a window into the paradigm shift of the species concept C Fišer, CT Robinson, F Malard Molecular ecology 27 (3), 613-635, 2018 | 660 | 2018 |
| A molecular test for cryptic diversity in ground water: how large are the ranges of macro‐stygobionts? P Trontelj, CJ Douady, C Fišer, J Gibert, Š Gorički, T Lefébure, B Sket, ... Freshwater Biology 54 (4), 727-744, 2009 | 324 | 2009 |
| Scientists' warning on the conservation of subterranean ecosystems S Mammola, P Cardoso, DC Culver, L Deharveng, RL Ferreira, C Fišer, ... BioScience 69 (8), 641-650, 2019 | 318 | 2019 |
| The importance of naming cryptic species and the conservation of endemic subterranean amphipods T Delić, P Trontelj, M Rendoš, C Fišer Scientific Reports 7 (1), 3391, 2017 | 235 | 2017 |
| Eocene habitat shift from saline to freshwater promoted Tethyan amphipod diversification Z Hou, B Sket, C Fišer, S Li Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108 (35), 14533-14538, 2011 | 217 | 2011 |
| Perspectives: cryptic species diversity should not be trivialised P Trontelj, C Fišer Systematics and biodiversity 7 (1), 1-3, 2009 | 200 | 2009 |
| DNAqua-Net: Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment and monitoring of aquatic ecosystems in Europe F Leese, F Altermatt, A Bouchez, T Ekrem, D Hering, K Meissner, ... Research Ideas and Outcomes 2, e11321, 2016 | 199 | 2016 |
| Ecomorphological convergence of cave communities P Trontelj, A Blejec, C Fišer Evolution 66 (12), 3852-3865, 2012 | 182 | 2012 |
| Geographic variation in range size and beta diversity of groundwater crustaceans: insights from habitats with low thermal seasonality M Zagmajster, D Eme, C Fišer, D Galassi, P Marmonier, F Stoch, JF Cornu, ... Global ecology and biogeography 23 (10), 1135-1145, 2014 | 172 | 2014 |
| Fundamental research questions in subterranean biology S Mammola, IR Amorim, ME Bichuette, PAV Borges, N Cheeptham, ... Biological Reviews 95 (6), 1855-1872, 2020 | 133 | 2020 |
| A phylogenetic perspective on 160 years of troubled taxonomy of Niphargus (Crustacea: Amphipoda) C Fišer, B Sket, P Trontelj Zoologica scripta 37 (6), 665-680, 2008 | 123 | 2008 |
| Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem M Saccò, S Mammola, F Altermatt, R Alther, R Bolpagni, A Brancelj, ... Global change biology 30 (1), e17066, 2024 | 120 | 2024 |
| Do cryptic species matter in macroecology? Sequencing European groundwater crustaceans yields smaller ranges but does not challenge biodiversity determinants D Eme, M Zagmajster, T Delić, C Fišer, JF Flot, L Konecny‐Dupré, ... Ecography 41 (2), 424-436, 2018 | 119 | 2018 |
| The late blooming amphipods: Global change promoted post-Jurassic ecological radiation despite Palaeozoic origin D Copilaş-Ciocianu, Š Borko, C Fišer Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 143, 106664, 2020 | 110 | 2020 |
| Towards evidence‐based conservation of subterranean ecosystems S Mammola, MB Meierhofer, PAV Borges, R Colado, DC Culver, ... Biological reviews 97 (4), 1476-1510, 2022 | 104 | 2022 |
| Toward a unified taxonomy of Niphargus (Crustacea: Amphipoda): a review of morphological variability C Fišer, P Trontelj, R Luštrik, B Sket Zootaxa 2061 (1), 1-22, 2009 | 100 | 2009 |
| Diversity and distribution of freshwater amphipod species in Switzerland (Crustacea: Amphipoda) F Altermatt, R Alther, C Fišer, J Jokela, M Konec, D Küry, E Mächler, ... PloS one 9 (10), e110328, 2014 | 92 | 2014 |
| A subterranean adaptive radiation of amphipods in Europe Š Borko, P Trontelj, O Seehausen, A Moškrič, C Fišer Nature Communications 12 (1), 3688, 2021 | 88 | 2021 |
| Molecular phylogeny of the subterranean genus Niphargus (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in the Middle East: a comparison with European Niphargids S Esmaeili-Rineh, A Sari, T Delić, A Moškrič, C Fišer Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 175 (4), 812-826, 2015 | 80 | 2015 |
| A conservation roadmap for the subterranean biome JJ Wynne, FG Howarth, S Mammola, RL Ferreira, P Cardoso, TD Lorenzo, ... Conservation Letters 14 (5), e12834, 2021 | 74 | 2021 |
Florian AltermattFull Professor of Aquatic Ecology; University of Zurich and EawagVerified email at eawag.ch
