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100 1 _aVorhies, Charles Taylor,
_d1879-1949
245 1 0 _aLife History of the Kangaroo Rat
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aUnited States Department of Agriculture Bulletin No. 1091
500 _aRelease date is 2006-03-11
508 _aProduced by David Starner, Sigal Alon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Life History of the Kangaroo Rat" by Charles T. Vorhies and Walter P. Taylor is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work focuses on the biological and ecological aspects of the banner-tailed kangaroo rat ("Dipodomys spectabilis spectabilis"), detailing its behaviors, habitat, diet, and impact on agriculture and ecosystems. It offers insights into the broader context of rodent populations, particularly their effects on agriculture and grazing land in the southwestern United States. At the start of the publication, the authors discuss the significance of studying rodent groups due to their economic impact, citing substantial losses in agricultural areas attributable to various rodents. The introduction covers the background of their research, the methods used, and the importance of understanding the life history of individual species to inform ecological and agricultural management. They outline the contents of the paper, emphasizing the habitat and habits of the kangaroo rat. The opening segments suggest a detailed exploration of the species' identification, behavior, and environmental interactions, setting the stage for a comprehensive study of this unique animal. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aKangaroo rats
700 1 _aTaylor, Walter P.
_q(Walter Penn),
_d1888-1972
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17966
999 _c59352
_d59352