AMCS Bulletin 26 The Astyanax Caves of Mexico Cavefishes of Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, and Guerrero William R. Elliott with contributions by Luis Espinasa and Jean Louis Lacaille Múzquiz 326 pages, softbound 2018

This well-illustrated book was many years in the making. It covers the Sierra de El Abra region, one of the premier cave areas of Mexico. The book includes a lot of history, biology, hydrogeology, cave accounts, caver stories, and more--something for everyone. The book contains 18 tables, 15 area maps,  53 cave maps, 3 drawings, 183 photos, 1001 references, 8 caver stories,  many Spanish summaries, and acknowledgments of 282 cavers and scientists. A folded regional geologic/topographic map, 10 by 29 inches, suitable for field work is included in an envelope in the back cover.

Table of Contents

17	Ch. 1 - Introduction
21	Ch. 2 - Karst Hydrology and Cavefishes of the Sierra de El Abra Region
39	Ch. 3 - Biology of the Astyanax Cavefishes
45	Ch. 4 - Cave Ecology and Fauna of the Sierra de El Abra Region
89	Ch. 5 - Cave Exploration and Mapping in the Sierra de El Abra Region
99	Ch. 6 - Gómez Farías Area
111	Ch. 7 - Chamal-Ocampo Area
131	Ch. 8 - Northern Sierra de El Abra
147	Ch. 9 - Yerbaniz Cluster
163	Ch. 10 - Los Sabinos Area
197	Ch. 11 - Southern Sierra de El Abra
209	Ch. 12 - Micos and Tamasopo Areas
223	Ch. 13 - The Guerrero Fish Populations: Astyanax aeneus, as a Comparitive Cavefish Model
235	Ch. 14 - Conclusions and Future Work
237	Ap. 1 - Bibliography
271	Ap. 2 - Glossary of Scientific and Mexican Caving Terms
275	Ap. 3 - El Abra Cavers and Scientists
301	Ap. 4 - Forty Cave Dives in the Sierra de El Abra Region
305	Ap. 5 - How to Obtain Mexican Maps
309	Ap. 6 - Federico Bonet, 1953: Data on Caverns and Other Erosive Phenomena of the Sierra de El Abra. English translation by William R. Elliott and Jean Louis Lacaille Múzquiz