ABSTRACT

Crawfish Frogs (Rana areolata) have been called the most secretive frog in North America, and it is unusual in the twenty-first century – in the most scientifically advanced country in the world – that basic discoveries can still be made on an animal that inhabits a quarter of the United States. This is not only a story of the biology of Crawfish Frogs, but a case study of discovery. This volume describes the life history and natural history critical to the survival of the endangered amphibian and recommends management actions to ensure persistence. The authors tell an optimistic conservation biology story and fill a gap between science and the public. The authors have compiled and summarized the peer-reviewed literature on the biology of Crawfish Frogs, which may be one of the most interesting frogs in North America (that nobody knows about).

Key Features

  • Recounts the story of an imperiled species and how to go about saving it
  • Vividly brings science to life and makes it accessible
  • Provides a popular account of natural history research and ecological fieldwork

Related Titles

D. Vieira de Andrade, C. R. Bevier & J. Eduardo de Carvalho, eds. Amphibian and Reptile Adaptations to the Environment: Interplay Between Physiology and Behavior (ISBN 978-1-4822-2204-3).

M. Ogielska, ed. Reproduction of Amphibians (ISBN 978-1-1381-1771-6).

D. W. Sparling, G. Linder, C. A. Bishop & S. Krest, eds. Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles, 2nd Edition (ISBN 978-1-4200-6416-2).

F. L. Frye. Reptiles and Amphibians: Self-Assessment Color Review, Second Edition (ISBN 978-1-4822-5760-1).

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|10 pages

Who Are You?

chapter 3|6 pages

Mr. Peabody’s Coal Train

chapter 4|24 pages

Shelter from the Storm

chapter 5|8 pages

Put a Lid on It

chapter 6|10 pages

Far, Far from Me

chapter 7|8 pages

Harleys through Downtown Milwaukee

chapter 8|14 pages

The Circle of Life

chapter 9|6 pages

Body Language

chapter 10|2 pages

Feast or Famine

chapter 11|4 pages

Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why?

chapter 12|12 pages

Boom, Bust, and Body Size

chapter 13|10 pages

Where Do We Go from Here?

chapter 14|6 pages

Sick to Death

chapter 15|6 pages

True Frogs Don’t Sleep

chapter 16|4 pages

The Frog That Gambled and Lost

chapter 17|12 pages

Frog Tales

chapter 18|16 pages

Is There Hope for the Hoosier Frog?

chapter 19|6 pages

The Answers Are Blowin’ in the Wind

chapter 20|4 pages

Time It Was and What a Time It Was