Špela Borko

University of Ljubljana — SI

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physical Sciences

14h-index685citations63works1.72yr avg
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Research Topics

Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy(40), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior(28), Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies(18), Marine Biology and Ecology Research(12), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions(12)

Publications63 total

Habitat preferences and genetic diversity of the amphipod Gammarus roeselii across the Eastern Alps and western Pannonian Basin
Scientific Reports·2026Open Access
Towards efficient monitoring of cave fauna: exploring a trade-off between the data quantity and sampling effort: data and R code
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2026Open Access
Towards efficient monitoring of cave fauna: exploring a trade-off between the data quantity and sampling effort: data and R code
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2026Open Access
Data from: Habitat preferences and genetic diversity of the amphipod Gammarus roeselii across the Eastern Alps and western Pannonian Basin
Figshare·2026Open Access
Data from: Habitat preferences and genetic diversity of the amphipod Gammarus roeselii across the Eastern Alps and western Pannonian Basin
Figshare·2026Open Access
Different traits dominate evolution at early and late stages of adaptive radiation
Evolution·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Phylogenetic Origin of Morphologically Cryptic Species Shapes Co‐Occurrence and Sympatry Patterns
Freshwater Biology·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Investigation of the hyporheic zone of two gravel-bed rivers after reservoir draining
Fundamental and Applied Limnology / Archiv für Hydrobiologie·2024· 1 cited
Sexual dimorphism in subterranean amphipod crustaceans covaries with subterranean habitat type
Journal of Evolutionary Biology·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
Sexual dimorphism in subterranean amphipod crustaceans covaries with subterranean habitat type: data and R code
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2024Open Access
Neretva Science Week 2022 – shedding light on the biodiversity of the upper Neretva River valley, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natura Sloveniae·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Study of bats in the upper Neretva River valley (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Natura Sloveniae·2023Open Access
Study of subterranean biodiversity of the upper Neretva River catchment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natura Sloveniae·2023Open Access
Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem
Global Change Biology·2023· 101 citedOpen Access
Temperature variation in caves and its significance for subterranean ecosystems
Scientific Reports·2023· 24 citedOpen Access
Sexual dimorphism in Niphargus amphipods is predicted by surface-subterranean environmental gradient: data and R code
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2023Open Access
Evolutionary origin of morphologically cryptic species imprints co-occurrence and sympatry patterns
2023· 6 citedOpen Access
First insight into molecular diversity of interstitial water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia): a case study from the upper Neretva River in Bosnia and Herzegovina
International Journal of Acarology·2023· 4 cited
Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem
2023· 19 citedOpen Access
Context‐dependent evolution of high trophic position drives functional disparity in subterranean crustaceans
Functional Ecology·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Cene Fišer(38), Ester Premate(18), Florian Altermatt(15), Maja Zagmajster(13), Valerija Zakšek(12), Teo Delić(11), Roman Alther(10), Denis Copilaş‐Ciocianu(9), Žiga Fišer(8), Peter Trontelj(7), Ole Seehausen(7), Gergely Balázs(7), Anna Bíró(7), Gábor Herczeg(7), Florian Malard(6), Аnа Sofiа P. S. Reboleirа(6), Jean‐François Flot(6), Simona Kralj‐Fišer(6), Behare Rexhepi(6), Lutz Fromhage(6)