Project Gutenberg 2006-03-11 Public domain in the USA. 243 Vorhies, Charles Taylor 1879 1949 Taylor, Walter P. (Walter Penn) 1888 1972 Life History of the Kangaroo Rat United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin No. 1091 Produced by David Starner, Sigal Alon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) Reading ease score: 59.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Kangaroo rats QL Text Animal Animals-Wild-Mammals Biology Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution Category: Science - Biology Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 174570 2025-06-07T15:08:36.646848 text/html 169226 2006-03-11T08:31:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2462016 2006-03-11T08:31:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2812586 2025-06-07T15:08:46.288825 application/epub+zip 2812656 2025-06-07T15:08:40.895855 application/epub+zip 118510 2025-06-07T15:08:38.933867 application/epub+zip 3112080 2025-06-07T15:08:49.807787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3087364 2025-06-07T15:08:44.724842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248238 2022-09-08T13:57:47.047826 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136637 2025-06-07T15:08:35.931854 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136634 2006-03-11T08:31:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 48376 2006-03-11T08:31:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 136633 2006-03-11T08:31:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48352 2006-03-11T08:31:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21214 2025-06-07T15:08:49.981826 application/rdf+xml 18244 2025-06-07T15:08:39.520838 image/jpeg 4497 2025-06-07T15:08:39.223836 image/jpeg 2555090 2025-06-07T15:08:36.737867 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog