The Call of the Crawfish Frog / Edition 1

by Michael J. Lannoo, Rochelle M. Stiles

Overview

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).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367456351
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	03/31/2020
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Michael Lannoo is a professor at Indiana University and an affiliate of the Illinois Natural History Survey at the University of Illinois, and Purdue University. His research interests include morphological, ecological, and conservation-related questions in vertebrates inhabiting temperate, tropical, and polar systems. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and eight scientific/popular books. In 2001, he received the Parker/Gentry Award for Excellence and Innovation in Conservation Biology from The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL.

Table of Contents

Preamble ix

Preface xi

1 Introduction 1

2 Who Are You? 7

3 Mr. Peabody's Coal Train 17

4 Shelter from the Storm 23

4.1 Home Sweet Home 26

4.2 Why Crayfish Burrows? 37

5 Put a Lid on It 47

6 Far, Far from Me 55

7 Harleys through Downtown Milwaukee 65

8 The Circle of Life 73

9 Body Language 87

10 Feast or Famine 93

11 Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why? 95

12 Boom, Bust, and Body Size 99

13 Where Do We Go from Here? 111

13.1 Born to Run 113

14 Sick to Death 121

15 True Frogs Don't Sleep 127

16 The Frog That Gambled and Lost 133

17 Frog Tales 137

17.1 Frog 538-Bad Luck 137

17.2 Frog 460-Party Burrow 141

17.3 Frog 53-Corner Burn Chick 141

17.4 Frog 780 141

17.5 Frog 060 143

17.6 Frog 139 144

17.7 4B08406161- Son of Romeo 145

17.8 Frog 26-Romeo 146

18 Is There Hope for the Hoosier Frog? 149

18.1 The Status of Crawfish Frogs in Indiana 159

18.2 Habitat Requirements 161

18.3 Management Recommendations 162

19 The Answers Are Blowin' in the Wind 165

20 Time It Was and What a Time It Was 171

Appendix I Listing of Amphibian and Reptile Species Detected at Our Study Site, Hillenbrand Fish and Wildlife Area-West (Terrell et al. 2014b) 175

Appendix II Personnel 177

Appendix III Lannoo Lab Crawfish Frog Products 179

Acknowledgments 185

References 187

Index 199