The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... 21 22 THE AUSTRALIAN REGIONSECTION I . BOUNDARIES OF THE
AUSTRALIAN REGION . , II . GENERAL VIEW OF THE MAMMAL . FAUNA OF
THE AUSTRALIAN REGION . . . , III . SUB - DIVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN
REGION , IV .
... 21 22 THE AUSTRALIAN REGIONSECTION I . BOUNDARIES OF THE
AUSTRALIAN REGION . , II . GENERAL VIEW OF THE MAMMAL . FAUNA OF
THE AUSTRALIAN REGION . . . , III . SUB - DIVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN
REGION , IV .
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LIST OF MAPS 82 PLATE I . Outline Map of the World , showing the six Regions
of the Geographical Distribution of Mammals . . . . . . To face page 16 , II . Map of
the Australian Region , showing its Division into five Sub - regions . . . , 50 . , III .
LIST OF MAPS 82 PLATE I . Outline Map of the World , showing the six Regions
of the Geographical Distribution of Mammals . . . . . . To face page 16 , II . Map of
the Australian Region , showing its Division into five Sub - regions . . . , 50 . , III .
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT Gorilla , Young Female . . . . . . . . •
Frontispiece THE AUSTRALIAN REGION PAGK . . . · · Fig . 1 . The Duck - bill (
Ornithorhynchus anatinus ) . . 2 . The Thylacine ( Thylacinus cynocephalus ) . . 3 .
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT Gorilla , Young Female . . . . . . . . •
Frontispiece THE AUSTRALIAN REGION PAGK . . . · · Fig . 1 . The Duck - bill (
Ornithorhynchus anatinus ) . . 2 . The Thylacine ( Thylacinus cynocephalus ) . . 3 .
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Thus we obtain a division of the land - area of the globe for mammals into six
areas , which are called Regions ( see Plate I . , p . 16 ) , and which may be
shortly defined and named ... Australian Region . ARCTOGÆA . NEOGÆA .
NOTOGÆA .
Thus we obtain a division of the land - area of the globe for mammals into six
areas , which are called Regions ( see Plate I . , p . 16 ) , and which may be
shortly defined and named ... Australian Region . ARCTOGÆA . NEOGÆA .
NOTOGÆA .
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Palæarctic Region . We will now take a brief survey of the principal features of
these six regions — as shown in the accompanying chart ( Plate I . , p . 16 ) and
their most characteristic mammal - forms . 1 . - - AUSTRALIAN REGION Extent .
Palæarctic Region . We will now take a brief survey of the principal features of
these six regions — as shown in the accompanying chart ( Plate I . , p . 16 ) and
their most characteristic mammal - forms . 1 . - - AUSTRALIAN REGION Extent .
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Geography of Mammals Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Science, Technology, and Medicine: 1780-1925 |
| Autores | William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater |
| Editor | K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 2 Jul. 2008 |
| Largo | 335 páginas |
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