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Genetics, taxonomy and marine iguanas

Lazy mornings be like... (Marine Iguana)
Marine iguana in San Cristobal
© David Alfaro

Introduction

Learning objectives

  • To understand how classification has changed since the time of Darwin
  • To understand how revealing a revised taxonomy helps to focus conservation efforts of marine iguanas.

Students’ outcomes

  • To recall what taxonomy is and the different groups in the classification system.
  • To use recent morphological and genetic data to identify subspecies of the marine iguana.

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