The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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This may , perhaps , be explained by the fact that between the north - east corner
of Honduras and Jamaica there stretches a series of more or less shallow banks ,
so that a comparatively slight elevation of the intervening seabottom would ...
This may , perhaps , be explained by the fact that between the north - east corner
of Honduras and Jamaica there stretches a series of more or less shallow banks ,
so that a comparatively slight elevation of the intervening seabottom would ...
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The Epomophori seem to take the place , in Africa , of the genus Pteropus , which
, although represented by several species in Madagascar , and even in the
Comoros ( which are separated from the mainland by only a comparatively
narrow ...
The Epomophori seem to take the place , in Africa , of the genus Pteropus , which
, although represented by several species in Madagascar , and even in the
Comoros ( which are separated from the mainland by only a comparatively
narrow ...
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The Saharan Sub - region , consisting ( if we exclude the Abyssinian plateau )
chiefly of desert , or at any rate of a comparatively dry country , including the
Sahara , Eastern Africa as far south as the Tana River , and Southern Arabia .
The Saharan Sub - region , consisting ( if we exclude the Abyssinian plateau )
chiefly of desert , or at any rate of a comparatively dry country , including the
Sahara , Eastern Africa as far south as the Tana River , and Southern Arabia .
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These remains , together with the bones of a large flightless bird ( Æpyornis ) ,
apparently allied to other Ratite birds , are of a comparatively recent period . On
the whole , however , we cannot but presume that Madagascar originally
obtained ...
These remains , together with the bones of a large flightless bird ( Æpyornis ) ,
apparently allied to other Ratite birds , are of a comparatively recent period . On
the whole , however , we cannot but presume that Madagascar originally
obtained ...
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With the exception of the Malay Peninsula , the whole of this Sub - region
consists of islands , which , however , are separated from the main continental
mass by comparatively shallow water , so that an elevation of 100 fathoms would
...
With the exception of the Malay Peninsula , the whole of this Sub - region
consists of islands , which , however , are separated from the main continental
mass by comparatively shallow water , so that an elevation of 100 fathoms would
...
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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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