Homing reptiles

Only vertebrates that spend the majority of their lives on the coast are classified as coastal residents. The beach and intertidal zones are home to very few reptiles for example, although all sea turtles visit shorelines to lay their eggs, they do not live there. The only full-time coastal reptile is the marine iguana. Many birds are true residents, spending their lives wading in shoreline waters in search of food, while thousands of others occasionally visit or feed along the intertidal... 

Isn t it fun to spot a deer feeding quietly in the woods, or to spy an armadillo across a dusty road Have you ever tried to catch a cricket or hold a ladybug in your hand and watch it crawl around All animals, fish, reptiles, birds, and insects are wildlife that rely on the natural resources our earth provides. They need plants to eat and water to drink. They need mountains and trees and soil in which to build homes that will protect them from the heat or cold, and hide them from their enemies. Whether in the ocean, forest, desert, or the green grassy meadows, wildlife creatures need nature in order to survive. The area where they live that provides the things... 

CHEMORECEPTION IN THE HOMING AND ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SEA TURTLES... 

One could broadly define chemical orientation to include food-finding and reproductive behaviors where chemoreception is involved however, we have chosen not to discuss these better known areas of amphibian and reptile behavior. On the other hand, where semiochemicals or conspecific habitat marking appear to have a function in home range factors or homing to a specific site, we have chosen to include the available data in this discussion. 

Researchers have not found it easy to design experiments that clearly indicate chemoreception to be the primary orientation system in amphibians and reptiles. In many cases (e.g., newts such as Taricha or chelonlans such Clemmys or Chelonia) chemoreception has been singled out as important for homing more by a process of elimination of the other senses than by sound laboratory and field research. 

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