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How Iguanas Got from North America to Fiji Millions of Years Ago
A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is ...
Scientists think they’ve finally figured out how iguanas got to Fiji
Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas – thousands of miles and one giant ocean away from the collection of remote ...
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Iguanas reached Fiji by floating 8,000 kilometres across the sea
Genomic analysis suggests that the ancestors of lizards on Fiji today rafted from North America some 30 million years ago.
'Great loss': Fiji govt's constitutional reforms fail, PM decries setback
Criticising the opposition's lack of support, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka warns the defeat denies Fijians a chance to ...
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Iguanas traveled 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji
At some point after approximately 34 million years ago, the ancestors of the Fiji iguanas arrived on the South Pacific ...
Fiji Marks World Consumer Rights Day With A Call For A Just Transition To Sustainable Lifestyles
In her opening address, Consumer Council of Fiji CEO, Ms. Seema Shandil, underscored the need for collective action, highlighting that sustainability should not be a privilege for the wealthy but a ...
The best adults-only resorts in Fiji: Tokoriki, Lomani and Tropica
So I went adults-only resort hopping and the vibe couldn’t have been more different from my past experiences. I had a slight ...
Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific Ocean millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip to Fiji
New research suggests iguanas journeyed further than any other land-dwelling vertebrate has ever travelled on the ocean ...
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Iguanas floated one-fifth of the way around the world to colonize Fiji
The only iguanas outside the Americas, Fiji iguanas are an enigma. A new genetic analysis shows that they are most closely related to the North American desert iguana, having separated about 34 ...