This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) precisely thermoregulates in an operant conditioning apparatus, where it must walk 1 m to obtain a ...

We examined the effects of variable body temperature on exercise recovery in the desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis, because both temperature and nonsustainable ...

Iguanas are known to be some of the biggest lizards in the American region. Their tails, formed like whips, make up roughly half their size. Iguanas are cold-blooded animals that can easily adapt to ...

Iguanas on the remote islands of Fiji may appear to live chill lives, but according to new research they had to work for it: by floating across thousands of miles of ocean on vegetation in the last 30 ...

PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK, AZ — The power of Arizona's desert predators was on full display recently in southern Arizona. Video taken by Randy Babb, a retired Arizona Game and Fish Department biologist, ...

This is an adult desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) photographed near Palm Springs, CA, in the spring. These lizards are primarily herbivorous as adults, prefer very high body temperatures ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. About 34 million years ago, a group of iguanas went on an epic ...

A Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) resting on a coconut palm on the island of Fiji in the South Pacific. The four species of iguanas that inhabit Fiji and Tonga today are descended from ...

About 34 million years ago, iguanas sailed 5,000 miles from western North America and settled in Fiji. It's not uncommon for iguana species to hop a natural raft and drift to a new island, but ...