Research, conservation, exploration and sustainable utilization of animal resources in the tropical and subtropical area in China. Efforts are being directed toward the studies of taxonomy, phylogeny, conservation biology, cellular and molecular biology. | Research institute conducting advanced physiological and ecological studies on specialized subterranean animals. |
Federal institution supporting global biospeleological collections, cave fauna research, and subterranean biodiversity studies. | Academic institute researching the ecology, physiological adaptations, and taxonomy of subterranean organisms. |