The Work of John Samuel Budgett: Being a Collection of his Zoological Papers, Together with a Biographical Sketch [Paperback]

This book contains a complete collection of the zoological papers of John Samuel Budgett (18721904) from 1899 to 1903.This book contains a complete collection of the zoological papers of John Samuel Budgett (18721904) from 1899 to 1903, as well as a short biography of Budgett by famous zoologist Arthur Shipley. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of zoology or embryology.This book contains a complete collection of the zoological papers of John Samuel Budgett (18721904) from 1899 to 1903, as well as a short biography of Budgett by famous zoologist Arthur Shipley. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of zoology or embryology.During his brief career, John Samuel Budgett (18721904) published a number of papers on his many expeditions to Africa and investigations into the development of the genus Polyptera, although his devotion to his study led to his death from complications arising from malaria. This book, originally published three years after his death, was edited by his friend and colleague J. Graham Kerr and contains a complete collection of his zoological papers from 1899 to 1903, as well as a short biography of Budgett by famous zoologist Arthur Shipley. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of zoology or embryology.Preface; John Samuel Budgett: biographical sketch Arthur E. Shipley; 1899: 1. Notes on the Batrachians of the Paraguayan Chaco with observations upon their breeding habits and development, especially with regard to Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis, Cope. Also a description of a new genus; 2. General account of an expedition to the Gambia colony and protectorate in 18989; 3. Observations on Polypterus and Protopterus; 1900: 4. List of the fishes collected by Mr J. S. Budgett in the River Gambia G. A. Boulenger, with notes by J. S. Budgett; 1901: 5. On some points in the astronomy of Polypterus; 6. On the breeding habits of some West African fishes, with an account of thlƒ-