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

Charles Knapp | Zendy; Kirsten Hines | Zendy; Trevor T. Zachariah | Zendy; Carolina PerezHeydrich | Zendy; John B. Iverson | Zendy; Sandra D. Buckner | Zendy; S. C. Halach | Zendy; Christine R. Lattin | Zendy; L. Michael Romero | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Charles Knapp,

Kirsten Hines,

Trevor T. Zachariah,

Carolina PerezHeydrich,

John B. Iverson,

Sandra D. Buckner,

S. C. Halach,

Christine R. Lattin,

L. Michael Romero

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cot032

Subject(s) - biology , endangered species , ecology , iguana , zoology , habitat

Feeding wildlife is an increasingly popular tourism-related activity despite a limited understanding of potential impacts. Here we demonstrate variable differences in physiological values and endoparasitic infection rates between iguanas from tourist-visited and fed populations versus non-visited populations. The responses from iguanas inhabiting visited islands could compromise health over time.

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