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The benefits of Iguanas

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Zulmarie Perez Horta
By Zulmarie Perez Horta on Wed, 10/26/2016 - 19:25
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El Nuevo Día
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Wilson González Espada
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Usando pruebas estadísticas, los científicos descubrieron que las iguanas ayudan en la germinación de higos tropicales, flamboyán amarillo y pterocarpus. (Archivo/GFR Media)

Puertorrican ecologists, Jhoset Burgos Rodríguez and Kevin Avilés Rodríguez, in collaboration with Jason Kolbe from the Biological Sciences Department at the University of Rhode Island, described the ecological contribution of Iguanas. Their study documents the role of these reptiles in seed dispertion and germination.

For the full article, please refer to the spanish version of this site.

 

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Ecología
iguanas
germinación
dispersión de semillas
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