The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... MONOTREMES- SECTION I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS 318 II . DISTRIBUTION OF THE MARSUPIALS 318 " " · III . DISTRIBUTION OF DIPROTODONT MARSUPIALS 319 99 IV . DISTRIBUTION OF POLYPROTODONT MARSUPIALS 321 99 V. SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS 324 99 99 ...
... MONOTREMES- SECTION I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS 318 II . DISTRIBUTION OF THE MARSUPIALS 318 " " · III . DISTRIBUTION OF DIPROTODONT MARSUPIALS 319 99 IV . DISTRIBUTION OF POLYPROTODONT MARSUPIALS 321 99 V. SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS 324 99 99 ...
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... Monotremes are wholly confined to Australia and New Guinea ; that the Marsupials pre- dominate in Australia , and are only met with elsewhere in South America ( one or two species of Opossum occurring in North America , but being ...
... Monotremes are wholly confined to Australia and New Guinea ; that the Marsupials pre- dominate in Australia , and are only met with elsewhere in South America ( one or two species of Opossum occurring in North America , but being ...
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... Monotremes . 2. - NEOTROPICAL REGION Name . - veòs , new , and Tρóπicos , i.e. , tropical land of the New World . Extent . - America , south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec , and the West Indies . Characteristics . - Monkeys of the ...
... Monotremes . 2. - NEOTROPICAL REGION Name . - veòs , new , and Tρóπicos , i.e. , tropical land of the New World . Extent . - America , south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec , and the West Indies . Characteristics . - Monkeys of the ...
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... Monotremes . These are the extraordinary genera Orni- thorhynchus and Echidna , which in their toothless jaws , in the conformation of their sternum and shoulder girdle , and especially in the structure of their reproductive organs ...
... Monotremes . These are the extraordinary genera Orni- thorhynchus and Echidna , which in their toothless jaws , in the conformation of their sternum and shoulder girdle , and especially in the structure of their reproductive organs ...
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... Monotremes , the most important group of mammals , and that which constitutes by far the most prevalent feature of Australian mammal - life , is the great order of Marsupials . Although not absolutely restricted to Australia. FIG . 1 ...
... Monotremes , the most important group of mammals , and that which constitutes by far the most prevalent feature of Australian mammal - life , is the great order of Marsupials . Although not absolutely restricted to Australia. FIG . 1 ...
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antarctic Antelopes Arctatlantis Arctic Armadilloes Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats beds belong Borneo boundary Bovida Cape Carnivora Celebes Cetaceans Chimpanzee Chiroptera closely allied coast confined considerable number contains Deer distinct districts Eastern Edentates endemic Ethiopian Region Europe existing extends extinct fauna forests forms genera genus geographical distribution greater number Indian Sub-region inhabitants Insectivores islands known Lemurs Macacus Madagascar mainland Malagasy Malagasy Sub-region Malay Peninsula Malayan MAMMAL-FAUNA mammalian mammals Marsupials Monkeys Monotremes mountains naturalists Nearctic Region nearly Neotropical Region North northern number of genera number of species occur Ocean Old World Opossum Order Oriental Region Otaria Pacific Palearctic Region Papuan Sub-region Patagonia peculiar genera Phalanger Phocida Pinnipeds Pliocene present range recent remarkable represented Rodents Sea-regions SECTION Shrews single species Sirenian South America Southern Squirrels Sub-family Sumatra SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS Tapirs three genera total number tropical Ungulata Ungulates Viverride Western whole widely distributed