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E.L. Kadettum
1954
Bufo canorus (14)
May 26 Kaiser Peak meadows, 8000 ft., Fresno Co., Calif.
at. The eggs are bluish, small (1+ mm.), uncleaved,
and spread out in strings over a bottom area of
about 9 x 7 inches.
Oh, the plot
tickness! One of (the hood thereof) sticks
out from under loose sod
6" from the egg
mass.
4 ft another F
and eggs
spread over
3x5" area
It seems very possible that the one or two survived
both females. I squeezed the F's but got no more
egg extrusion. Cloared temp: second F 14.0° C. 6:35 P.M.
May 27 8:30 A.M. I killed and preserved both above
F. They had been kept below freezing temperatures
during the night and were covered with ice this A.M.
Cloared temp. Both F when removed from jar 0.0° C
But both showed fighting reflex and one walked slowly
a few steps when prodded. Other animals also were
exposed to sub-zero temperatures, I had no max-min
thermometers with me but records of night-time temps.
I recorded with Schultz's quick recording thermometer
are these: Taken at under 0.2 mi. NFA Kaiser Pass Summit
air 10:25 P.M. (D.S.) last night over window 3.1° C.
" 10:50 " " " " " 1.5° C.
" 11:15 " " " " over dry ground 1.0° C.
" 7:15 A.M. " this A.M. " " -2.0° C.
" 7:45 " " " " over meadow -2.0° C.
" 7:58 " " " +1.0° C.