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1 online resource (319 p.) |
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Lost Frogs and Hot Snakes -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I The Thrill of Discovery -- 1. The Irreplaceable Role of Nature in Scientific Discovery -- 2. The Crawfish Frog's Jaw -- 3. Journey to the Amazonian Rainforest -- 4. A Rainy Evening in the Pantanal -- 5. Tracking Turtles -- 6. Finding the Frog That Sings Like a Bird -- 7. Borneo's Tadpole Heaven -- 8. How the Bog Frog Got Its Name -- Part II Adventure and Exploration -- 9. My First Summit Camp -- 10. Down Under -- 11. Lessons from the Field: It's the Journey, Not the Destination |
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12. Flying Southward Thirty-Three Degrees to Catch More Frogs -- 13. Trip to the Xingu River in the Amazon Forest of Brazil -- 14. Wok bilong ol pik -- 15. In Search of Wonder: How Curiosity Led Me to Madagascar -- Part III Fascination and Love for the Animals -- 16. Never Work on a Species That Is Smarter than You Are -- 17. The Reality of Giant Geckos -- 18. Following the Mole (Salamander) Trail: A Forty-Year Cross-Country Journey -- 19. Chance, Myth, and the Mountains of Western China -- 20. Dive in the Air beside a Rice Paddy: A Moment to Grab an Eluding Snake -- 21. Immersion |
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22. Herpetology Moments -- 23. Crying in the Rain, in the Middle of the World -- 24. Frogs in the Clear-Cut -- 25. Once upon a Diamondback: Learning Lessons about the Fragility of Desert Life -- 26. SWAT Team to the Rescue -- 27. Military Herpetology -- Part IV Mishaps and Misadventures -- 28. Close Encounters of the Gator Kind -- 29. Don't Tread on Her -- 30. A Snake to Die For -- 31. Goose on the Road -- 32. Lost on the Puna -- 33. Lost and Found -- 34. The Mob That Almost Hanged Us in Chiapas, Mexico -- 35. Adventures while Studying Lizards in the Highlands of Veracruz, Mexico |
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Part V Dealing with the Unexpected -- 36. The Field Herpetologist's Guide to Interior Australia . . . with Kids -- 37. Troubles in a Tropical Paradise -- 38. Island Castaways and the Limits of Optimism -- 39. Lessons in Patience: Frog Eggs, Snakes, and Rain -- 40. Sounds of Silence on the Continental Divide -- Part VI The People We Meet, the Friendships We Forge, the Students We Influence -- 41. Why Do I Do What I Do in the Field? -- 42. The Captain and the Frog -- 43. Exploring the Wild Kingdom with Marlin -- 44. Terror, Courage, and the Little Red Snake -- 45. Team Snake Meets Equipe Serpent |
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46. Ticks, Policemen, and Motherhood: Experiences in the Dry Chaco of Argentina -- 47. Adventures in Wonderland -- 48. In the Rabeta of the Pajé: An Ethnoherpetological Experience -- Parting Thoughts -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Electronic books
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781501774492 |
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1501774492 |
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