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Several of Iowa's caves have been the subject of research by various educational institutions and government agencies. The following list is a sample of some of the research that has been done in, or on, Iowa caves, or cave fauna. This list is only a sample, and should not be considered all inclusive.
Benn, David W. 1980. “Hadfields Cave: A Perspective on Late Woodland Culture in Northeastern Iowa”. Office of the State Archaeologist, Iowa City, Iowa. 238 pages.
Constantine, Denny G. 1966. “Ecological Observations on Lasiurine Bats in Iowa”. Journal of Mammalogy. Vol. 47, pages 34 – 41.
Gilbert, C. Criss. 1989. “Fence Cave Local Fauna: Changing Historic Land Use Patterns Interpreted via Faunal Distributions in Northeast Iowa”. Masters Thesis, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. 103 pages.
Jans, Carmen Marie. 1993. “Paleoecology and Mammalian Biostratigraphy of Duhme Cave, Jackson County, Iowa”. Masters Thesis, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. 92 pages.
Koch, Donald LeRoy. 1974. “Report on Cold Water Cave: A Summary of Research Results with Inclusion of Information Related to Potential Development of a New Recreational Facility by the State of Iowa”. Iowa Geological Survey, Iowa City, Iowa. 80 pages.
Kunz, Thomas H. and Duane A. Schlitter. 1968. "An Annotated Checklist of Bats from Iowa." Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. Vol. 71.
Kunz, Thomas H. 1971. "Reproduction of Some Vespertilionid Bats in Central Iowa." The American Midland Naturalist. Vol. 86, pages 477 – 486.
Pruszko, Rudy and John B. Bowles. 1986. "Survey of Some Eastern Iowa Caves for Wintering Bats." Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science. Vol. 93, pages 41 – 43.
Suzuki, Aaron Takeshi. 1998. “The Geochemical Evolution of Vadose Fluids and Gases above Cold Water Cave, Northeast Iowa: Transportation of Seasonal Climatic Signals”. Masters Thesis, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. 64 pages.