Missing island explains how endemic species o
Miyako Islands are home to various native species of snake and lizards. How these species came to call these islands home has long puzzled scientists. A group of researchers from Tohoku University have compiled the latest geological and biological data, proposing that an island once facilitated migration between Okinawa and Miyako Islands.
Japan General Miyako Jima Okinawa Jima Yasufumi Iryu Ryukyu Group Tohoku University Department Of Earth Sciences
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