Iguanidae 3 claims

family · order Squamata · 2 taxa · NCBI Taxonomy ↗

2 entries

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Iguanas eat manchineel fruit and sometimes live among its limbs.

Taxon
Hippomane mancinellaHippomane mancinellat0
Interactor
iguanasIguanae0herbivore
Outcome
iguanas eat the fruit and sometimes live among the tree’s limbse0

Verbatim

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“iguanas eat the fruit and sometimes live among the tree’s limbs”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 172–235
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“Hippomane mancinella”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–20

Title

Hippomane mancinella, Manchineel

Michael G. Andreu; Melissa H. Friedman EDIS 2012. doi:10.32473/edis-fr370-2012

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Green iguana feeds on organically grown Crotalaria juncea.

Taxon
Crotalaria junceaCrotalaria junceae0
Interactor
Iguana iguanaIguana iguanae0herbivore
Outcome
feeding on leaves, pods and seedse0
Setting
Lajas and Isabela, Puerto Ricoe0

Verbatim

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“Commonly occurring undesirable animals feeding on leaves, pods and seeds of organically grown Crotalaria juncea in Lajas and Isabela, Puerto Rico, include the green iguana {Iguana iguana), beetles (species of Cerotoma and Diabrotica) and the pod borers Utetheisa bella and Utetheisa ornatrix.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 271–563

Title

PESTS COMMONLY FOUND IN THE COVER CROP CROTALARIA JUNCEA MANAGED ORGANICALLY IN SOUTHWESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO

Halbrendt, Jacqueline; Morales-Payan, J. Pablo; Martinez-Garrastazu, Sonia; et al. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) 2010. doi:10.22004/ag.econ.254096

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Mechanismhypothesisoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

Prolonged, asynchronous fruit drop may improve seed dispersal by iguanas and tortoises.

Taxon
OpuntiaOpuntiae0
Organ / stage
fruite0
Interactor
iguanasIguanae0other
Second interactor
tortoisesTestudinidaee0other
Outcome
seed dispersale0
Direction
increasee0

Verbatim

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“The prolonged and asynchronous dropping of fruit by Opuntia may act both to increase assurance of seed dispersal by iguanas and tortoises”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 913–1050

Title

Vegetative and Reproductive Strategies of Opuntia (Cactaceae) in the Galapagos Islands

Charles H. Racine; Jerry F. Downhower Biotropica 1974. doi:10.2307/2989650

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