There are 45 different species of Iguanidae in the Caribbean and the tropical, subtropical and desert areas of North, Central, and South America, including the marine iguanas of the Galapágos and the ...
Most iguanas are indigenous to the Americas. So how did the Fijian species end up on the island, nearly 5000 miles away in ...
Researchers who have studied genetic evidence of iguanas suggest the ancient reptiles traveled nearly 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji on floating vegetation.
For decades, the native iguanas of Fiji and Tonga have presented an evolutionary mystery. Every other living iguana species ...
The Fiji iguanas (Brachylophus) are most closely related to desert ... Large rafts of vegetation would have provided both shelter and food, allowing the lizards to endure the crossing. “If you had to ...
"The iguanas that live on Fiji were most closely related to a group of iguanas that ... "And they're herbivorous, so if ...
To determine when iguanas arrived in Fiji, researchers analyzed the genes ... “Being ectothermic means that you don’t expend many of your food resources or fat reserves maintaining an elevated ...
The humble iguana may have have pulled off an epic migration millions of years ago, traveling from the coast of today’s Mexico to Fiji on rafts made of vegetation.
To determine when iguanas arrived in Fiji, researchers analyzed the genes ... “Being ectothermic means that you don’t expend many of your food resources or fat reserves maintaining an elevated ...