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Galápagos giant tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra porteri) on the island of Santa Cruz spend more time eating invasive plant species than native ones, a study finds.

The Scientist Staff

Apr 8, 2015 | 1 min read

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS, CHRISTIAN ZEIGLER(See “The dominance of introduced plant species in the diets of migratory Galapagos tortoises increases with elevation on a human-occupied island,” Biotropica, 2015.)

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