Researchers who have studied genetic evidence of iguanas suggest the ancient reptiles traveled nearly 5,000 miles from North ...
Fiji sees ocean accounting as a crucial tool in shaping policies that go beyond traditional GDP measurements. By integrating ...
Around 34 million years ago, iguanas traveled one-fifth of the way around the world from the western coast of North […] ...
This discovery not only sheds light on the resilience of iguanas but also highlights the broader role of overwater dispersal ...
Iguanas rafted more than 8,000 km from North America to Fiji New genetics support the theory that iguanas voyaged to Fiji on ...
A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is ...
There are 45 different species of Iguanidae in the Caribbean and the tropical, subtropical and desert areas of North, Central ...
The trek—from the North American desert to Fiji—now represents the longest known migration of any terrestrial animal.
Previously, biologists had proposed that Fiji iguanas may have descended from an older lineage that was more widespread ...
The iguanas' 8,000-kilometer trip — one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — is the longest made by a flightless land vertebrate.
New research suggests iguanas journeyed further than any other land-dwelling vertebrate has ever travelled on the ocean ...
one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — across the Pacific Ocean, eventually arriving in Fiji, according to a new study. Using genetic evidence, researchers propose that these iguanas made ...