TY - JOUR
T1 - The nesting behavior of the green iguana, Iguana iguana, in the llanos of Venezuela
AU - Rodda, Gordon H.
AU - Grajal, Alejandro
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements. This study was made possiblet hrough the support of Tom6s Blohma nd the Smithso-nian Institution's International Environmental Studies Program's Venezuela Iguana Project under the generous guidance of A.S. Rand and G.M. Burghardt. R. Rondeau assisted with the field work. G.M. Burghardt suggestedi mprovementsin the manuscript.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - The dispersion of nests and the migratory movements of female iguanas, Iguana iguana, were examined in the central llanos of Venezuela. In an area of extensive sandy soil, nests were dispersed, while at two other sites, where soft soil was scarce, the iguana nests were aggregated in small (<25 m dia.) sandy patches. Four radiotelemetered females used moderately straight terrestrial paths to reach nest sites 0.8 to 1.5 km from their home sites, and they returned along nearly identical paths after about 7 days at the nest site. Females sharing a mating territory were observed to nest at sites 2.0 km apart, indicating probable gene flow between isolated nesting areas.
AB - The dispersion of nests and the migratory movements of female iguanas, Iguana iguana, were examined in the central llanos of Venezuela. In an area of extensive sandy soil, nests were dispersed, while at two other sites, where soft soil was scarce, the iguana nests were aggregated in small (<25 m dia.) sandy patches. Four radiotelemetered females used moderately straight terrestrial paths to reach nest sites 0.8 to 1.5 km from their home sites, and they returned along nearly identical paths after about 7 days at the nest site. Females sharing a mating territory were observed to nest at sites 2.0 km apart, indicating probable gene flow between isolated nesting areas.
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U2 - 10.1163/156853890X00294
DO - 10.1163/156853890X00294
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0025673350
SN - 0173-5373
VL - 11
SP - 31
EP - 39
JO - Amphibia Reptilia
JF - Amphibia Reptilia
IS - 1
ER -