Gnomes of the Night : : The Spadefoot Toads / / Arthur N. Bragg.
This book is the most complete account in existence of a strange group of animals-the spadefoot toads. This small group of species, which, because of their secretive and burrowing habits, the author calls "gnomes of the night," have unusually numerous interesting facts in their life histor...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016] ©1965 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Edition: | Reprint 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Anniversary Collection
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (128 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I. History, Classification and Distribution of Spadefoots
- II. Some Peculiarities of Spadefoots
- III. Reproductive Activities
- IV. Larval Development and Behavior
- V. Evolution, Habits and Habitat
- Appendix. Key for the Identification of Adult Spadefoots
- Selected References
- Index