Fascinating Facts About Iguanas: From Skills to Survival
Iguanas, part of the Iguanidae family, are unique reptiles with special skills like tree climbing and predator evasion. They face threats due to human consumption and environmental hazards, such as oil spills for marine iguanas. Their sensory organ, Jacobson's organ, helps them navigate their surrou
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Evolutionary Forces and Speciation in Iguanas: A Study from the Caribbean
After two hurricanes in 1995 carried green iguanas from Guadalupe to Anguilla, evolutionary forces are expected to act on the new iguana population. A study hypothesizes allele frequency differences between the populations, potentially leading to speciation by 2050. The morphospecies concept was use
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