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Physiological effects of tourism and associated food provisioning in an endangered iguana.

Romero, L. Michael.

Knapp, Charles R.

Hines, Kirsten.

Zachariah, Trevor T.

Perez-Heydrich, Carolina.

Iverson, John B.

Buckner, Sandra D.

Halach, Shelley C.

Lattin, Christine R.

2013

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Deliberately feeding wildlife is an increasingly popular tourism-related activity despite a limited understanding of long-term impacts on the species being fed. As a result, tourist behaviours that may have adverse impacts on imperiled species have often been encouraged without the necessary evaluation or oversight. Here, we report the responses of Northern Bahamian Rock Iguanas (Cyclura cychlura) ... read more

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Knapp CR, Hines KN, Zachariah TT, Perez-Heydrich C, Iverson JB, Buckner SD, Halach SC, Lattin CR, Romero LM (2013) Physiological effects of tourism and associated food provisioning in an endangered iguana. Conserv Physiol 1(1): cot032; doi:10.1093/conphys/cot032.