The Call of the Crawfish Frog

About this book

Crawfish Frogs (Rana areolata) have been called the most secretive frog in North America – an unusual moniker for a widespread anuran – inhabiting a third of the most scientifically advanced country in the world. The Call of the Crawfish Frog tells the story of the biology of Crawfish Frogs, but also a story of the challenges faced during field work on an especially secretive and difficult to find our organism. And while the story of these burrow-dwelling frogs is extraordinary, the stories of the future scholars learning their craft in physically and emotionally demanding circumstances makes the story all the more exceptional.

Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Who are You? (Phylogeny/Biogeography)
Chapter 3. Mr. Peabody's Coal Train (Study Area)
Chapter 4. Shelter from the Storm (Crayfish burrow dependence)
Chapter 5. Far, Far from Me (Breeding migrations)
Chapter 6. Harleys Through Downtown Milwaukee (Calling behavior)
Chapter 7. Body Snatchers (Our sampling techniques)
Chapter 8. Your Body is a Wonderland (Body mass and climate)
Chapter 9. Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why? (Demographics)
Chapter 10. Born to Run (Juvenile dispersal)
Chapter 11. Sick to Death (Disease)
Chapter 12. True Frogs don't Sleep (Activity patterns)
Chapter 13. The Frog that Gambled and Lost (Conservation issues)
Chapter 14. Frog Tales (Notable individual frogs)
Chapter 15. The Answers are Blowin' in the Wind (Work yet to do)
Chapter 16. Time it Was and What a Time it Was (Big picture lab story)

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Biography

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.