Project Gutenberg 2010-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 146 Fitch, Henry S. (Henry Sheldon) 1909 2009 A Field Study of the Kansas Ant-Eating Frog, Gastrophryne olivacea Produced by Simon Gardner, Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A Field Study of the Kansas Ant-Eating Frog, Gastrophryne olivacea" by Henry S. Fitch is a scientific publication written in the mid-20th century, specifically published in 1956. This comprehensive study focuses on the ecology, behavior, and life history of the Kansas ant-eating frog, a small and abundant amphibian species residing primarily in northeastern Kansas. It offers insights into the frog’s habitat preferences, breeding patterns, and adaptations while elaborating on the impact of environmental factors on its populations. The book details Fitch's extensive field research conducted over six years, from 1949 to 1954, examining various aspects of the ant-eating frog's life. It discusses the frog's secretive behavior, the significance of rainfall in initiating breeding activities, and its unique adaptations for survival in diverse habitats. The research reveals that heavy precipitation encourages mass migrations to breeding ponds, where males call and pair with females for spawning. The study also provides valuable findings on the frog's temperature tolerance, growth rates, and food habits, primarily comprising ants. Overall, this publication serves as a vital contribution to the understanding of amphibian ecology and the specific dynamics of the Kansas ant-eating frog. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Frogs QH Text Animal Animals-Wild-Reptiles and Amphibians Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 111130 111139 2024-09-14T07:56:18.836949 2023-09-14T12:28:41.360732 text/html text/html 105433 2021-01-06T22:44:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 745186 2021-01-06T22:44:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 868040 2024-09-14T07:56:24.095959 application/epub+zip 864218 2024-09-14T07:56:20.591966 application/epub+zip 106759 2024-09-14T07:56:19.546956 application/epub+zip 1061413 2024-09-14T07:56:26.677935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1042541 2024-09-14T07:56:23.101989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293535 2022-09-15T10:38:07.841102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89755 89631 2024-09-14T07:56:18.409947 2023-09-14T12:28:40.979761 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 89470 2021-01-06T22:44:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 32575 2021-01-06T22:44:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 89713 2021-01-06T22:44:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32620 2021-01-06T22:44:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20425 2024-09-14T07:56:26.820888 application/rdf+xml 23898 2024-09-14T07:56:19.896931 image/jpeg 4614 2024-09-14T07:56:19.721938 image/jpeg 826546 2024-09-14T07:56:18.887957 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia