C O'Neil Krekorian, Homing in the desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis: .
Summary
The hominga bilityo f deserti guanas,D ipsosauruds orsalisw, as studiedi n Anza Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County, and in Thousand Palms, Riverside County, California. Eighty-three lizards were displaced distances ranging from 50-400 m. Twenty-two lizards successfully homed at least once. Two lizards homed from distances of 250 m, and one lizard from 274 m. These homing distances exceed the previously reported maximum homing distance for lizards. Similarities between the results of this study and previous studies are discussed. Published in Herpetologica, volume 33, issue 1, on pages 123 - 127, in 1977.
Summary
The hominga bilityo f deserti guanas,D ipsosauruds orsalisw, as studiedi n Anza Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County, and in Thousand Palms, Riverside County, California. Eighty-three lizards were displaced distances ranging from 50-400 m. Twenty-two lizards successfully homed at least once. Two lizards homed from distances of 250 m, and one lizard from 274 m. These homing distances exceed the previously reported maximum homing distance for lizards. Similarities between the results of this study and previous studies are discussed.
Published in Herpetologica, volume 33, issue 1, on pages 123 - 127, in 1977.
