Heads nods and boat bobs: Behavior of Iguana iguana is affected by environment and boat traffic in riparian tropical forest

Rice, Elizabeth A.; Lewis, Todd R.; Griffin, Rowland K.; Grant, Paul B.C.

Abstract

Although frequently studied in captivity, less is known about wild Iguana iguana. Herein behavior of riparian I.iguana was collected alongside climate, vigilance, and boat traffic data. Observations showed boat tourism potentially affects I.iguana negatively. We recommend minor changes by the ecotourism industry to alleviate visitor pressure on I.iguana. Abstract in Spanish is available with online material.

Citation

Rice, E. A., Lewis, T. R., Griffin, R. K., & Grant, P. B. (2022). Heads nods and boat bobs: Behavior of Iguana iguana is affected by environment and boat traffic in riparian tropical forest. Biotropica, 54(4), 820-828. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13136

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 16, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Jun 30, 2022
• Publication Date: Jul 25, 2022
• Deposit Date: Jul 6, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 6, 2022
• Journal: Biotropica
• Print ISSN: 0006-3606
• Electronic ISSN: 1744-7429
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 54
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 820-828
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13136
• Keywords: INSIGHT, behavior, boat traffic, conservation, Costa Rica, gllvm, Iguana iguana, tropical, vigilance
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9668171
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com