The possibility and probability of over-
water dispersal as a mechanism to explain
the distribution of terrestrial animal species
in the Caribbean has been hotly debated
since the early part of this century1,2. Each
theory that has been proposed â including
land bridges and over-water dispersal â
has involved over-water dispersal to some
extent in the distribution of animals. Yet
many people remain sceptical of over-water
dispersal, believing that the use of rafts is
improbable, unobservable and consequent-
ly untenable. Here we present evidence to
support over-water dispersal as the mecha-
nism by which green iguanas colonized
Anguilla.
%0 Journal Article
%1 censky1998overwater
%A Censky, Ellen J.
%A Hodge, Karim
%A Dudley, Judy
%D 1998
%J Nature
%K long_distance_dispersal natural_history
%N 6702
%P 556--556
%T Over-water dispersal of lizards due to hurricanes
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/26886
%V 395
%X The possibility and probability of over-
water dispersal as a mechanism to explain
the distribution of terrestrial animal species
in the Caribbean has been hotly debated
since the early part of this century1,2. Each
theory that has been proposed â including
land bridges and over-water dispersal â
has involved over-water dispersal to some
extent in the distribution of animals. Yet
many people remain sceptical of over-water
dispersal, believing that the use of rafts is
improbable, unobservable and consequent-
ly untenable. Here we present evidence to
support over-water dispersal as the mecha-
nism by which green iguanas colonized
Anguilla.
@article{censky1998overwater,
abstract = {The possibility and probability of over-
water dispersal as a mechanism to explain
the distribution of terrestrial animal species
in the Caribbean has been hotly debated
since the early part of this century1,2. Each
theory that has been proposed â including
land bridges and over-water dispersal â
has involved over-water dispersal to some
extent in the distribution of animals. Yet
many people remain sceptical of over-water
dispersal, believing that the use of rafts is
improbable, unobservable and consequent-
ly untenable. Here we present evidence to
support over-water dispersal as the mecha-
nism by which green iguanas colonized
Anguilla.
},
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author = {Censky, Ellen J. and Hodge, Karim and Dudley, Judy},
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comment = {10.1038/26886},
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journal = {Nature},
keywords = {long_distance_dispersal natural_history},
month = oct,
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pages = {556--556},
timestamp = {2014-07-10T15:44:12.000+0200},
title = {Over-water dispersal of lizards due to hurricanes},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/26886},
volume = 395,
year = 1998
}