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Why they move: breeding-site availability drives partial migration in a large terrestrial reptile
Marco Gargano, Lorenzo Garizio, Giuliano Colosimo…·Gabriele Gentile
The study investigates the drivers of partial migration in Galapagos pink land iguanas, finding that breeding-site availability, not trophic resources or temperature, primarily drives their seasonal altitudinal movements.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.20.745942