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| adam_text | A NATURAL HISTORY OF
AMPHIBIANS
Robert C Stebbins and
Nathan W Cohen
Illustrated by the Authors
PRINCETONUNIVERSITYPRESSPRINCETON,NEWJERSEY
Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
1 Introduction 3
The Major Groups of Living Amphibians 3
The Place of Amphibians in Nature 4
Amphibian Life Cycles and Modes of Reproduction 6
Natural History Overview 9
2 Skin 10
Glands 10
Coloration 14
Shedding 15
3 Breathing 17
G/7/5 17
Lungs 17
S*m 22
Buccopharyngeal Respiration 24
7Ae Lung-breathing Mechanism 24
4 Limbs and Locomotion 26
5 Tail 33
6 Nose and Chemoreception 37
Function of the Nasolabial Grooves 39
Larval Amphibians 40
Control of Nasal Water and Air Flow 40
7 Eyes and Vision 42
Vision in Water and on Land 43
Some Additional Anatomical Aspects 44
Distance Perception and Visual Acuity 48
Use of Vision in Feeding 49
Color Vision 51
Eye Protection 52
Use of Amphibians in Studies of Vision 53
vi CONTENTS
8 Food Habits 54
Kinds of Food and Their Detection 54
Visual Prey Detection 55
Role of Olfaction 55
Food Preferences 57
The Feeding Mechanism 57
Methods of Catching Prey 61
Competition for Food and Partitioning of Food Resources 62
Metabolic Reserves 66
9 Ears and Hearing 67
Anurans 67
The Opercularis System 69
Salamanders 72
Caecilians 72
Amphibian Larvae 73
Lateral Line System 73
Reception of Seismic Signals 75
10 Voice 76
Caecilians 76
Salamanders 76
Anurans 77
Method of Sound Production 77
Voice Intensity, Volume, and Directionality 78
The Advertisement Call 80
Chorus Formation and Pairing 83
Vocalizations at Short Range 86
Vocal Responses to Approaching Males 87
Vocalizations and Predation 87
Other Vocalizations 88
11 Temperature Characteristics 89
Basking 91
Temperature Preferences 92
Tolerance of Temperature Extremes 94
Thermal Acclimation 95
Thermal Acclimatization 97
Behaviorally Controlled Fever 97
Coping with Freezing Temperatures 98
Biological Effects of Environmental Temperatures 99
The Pineal Complex and Activity Rhythms 100
Temperature and Timing of Reproduction 100
CONTENTS vii
12 Body Water Regulation 102
Hydroregulation 103
Skin Structure and Water Loss in Lungless Salamanders 103
Avoiding Desiccation 104
The Seat Patch 105
Burrowing 106
Dormant (Estivating) Amphibians: Cocoons 107
Urea Retention 107
Skin Color 108
Uricotelic Frogs 108
13 Protection against Predators 110
Protective Glands and Their Use in Defense 110
Warning Coloration 111
Mimicry 115
Posturing and Delivery of Noxious Secretions 116
Other Antipredator Adaptations 118
Variation in Antipredator Responses 119
Noxious Properties of Amphibian Eggs and Larvae 119
14 Home Range and Movements 121
Some Measurements of Movements and Home Range
in Salamanders and Anurans 122
15 Territorial Behavior and Fighting 126
Salamanders 126
Anurans 128
Dear Enemy Recognition 130
16 Homing and Migration 131
Shoreline Orientation 131
Homing Behavior during Migrations 136
Role of Olf action in Homing 137
How Does Homing Ability Become Established? 138
17 Reproduction 140
Breeding Patterns and Their Control 140
Reproductive Activities 141
Caecilians 141
Salamanders 143
Anurans 154
Eggs 162
Gelatinous Capsules 162
The Ovum 164
VI11
Location and Shape of Egg Clusters (the Spawn)
Frequency of Laying and Number of Eggs Laid
Larvae
Caecilians
Salamanders and Anurans
Salamander Larvae
Anuran Larvae (Tadpoles)
18 Parental Care
Guarding of Eggs and Nest Sites
Foam Nests
Tadpole Herding
Transport of Eggs and Larvae
Frogs That Feed Their Young
Pouch Brooding
Vocal Sac Brooding
Stomach Brooding
Viviparous Amphibians
19 Contributions of Amphibians to Human Welfare
Food
Teaching and Research
Toxicology
Medicine
Fever Therapy
A Pharmacopeia of Skin Secretions
The Australian Stomach-brooding Frogs and Gastric Ulcers
CONTENTS
20 Declining Amphibians 210
Examples of Declines with Comments on Possible Causes:
Selections from Western North, Central, and
South America, and Australia 211
Western North America 211
Central and South America 235
Australia 237
Amphibians as Bio-indicators 238
Known and Possible Causes of Amphibian Declines 241
A Diversity of Local Impacts 241
Global Impacts 242
The Role of Biomagnification 242
The Endocrine Connection 243
Amphibians as Subjects for Study of the Effects of
Chemical Contaminants at the Hormonal and
Developmental Levels 247
CONTENTS iX
Some Topics Needing Study in Relation to the Possible Role
of Synthetic Chemicals in Amphibian Declines 248
Possible Impacts of Amphibian Declines 249
What of the Future ? 249
Literature Cited 253
Index 301
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