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One iguana, two iguanas : a story of accident, natural selection, and evolution /

Collard, Sneed B.,

One iguana, two iguanas : a story of accident, natural selection, and evolution / 1 iguana 2 iguanas Sneed B. Collard III - First edition - 39 pages : color illustrations, map ; 27 cm - How nature works . - How nature works. .

Includes bibliographical references

Most iguanas in the Galápagos Islands live and eat on land, but one species does something no other iguana does anywhere in the world -- it launches itself into the sea and dives underwater to feed. Descended from a common ancestor and living within sight of one another, the author offers a theory how did land and marine iguanas develop such different appearances and lifestyles

Grades 3-7

9780884486497 0884486494

2018956504

QH375 / .C65 2018

591.38 COL