The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... containing Madagascar and its islands . Mr. Allen's views on Distribution have been criticised and answered by another American naturalist , Mr. Gill ( 4 ) , who has proposed a division of the Earth into nine realms . " These , as will ...
... containing Madagascar and its islands . Mr. Allen's views on Distribution have been criticised and answered by another American naturalist , Mr. Gill ( 4 ) , who has proposed a division of the Earth into nine realms . " These , as will ...
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... contains a " homogeneous hyperborean fauna of circum - polar distribution . " But looking to the extreme poverty of life in these inclement latitudes , as Mr. Allen well puts it , it seems to be quite unnecessary to elevate this ...
... contains a " homogeneous hyperborean fauna of circum - polar distribution . " But looking to the extreme poverty of life in these inclement latitudes , as Mr. Allen well puts it , it seems to be quite unnecessary to elevate this ...
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... containing - The island- continent of Australia , with the dependent island Tasmania . ( 2 ) The Papuan Sub - region , containing - The islands lying to the north of Australia , including ( a ) the Timor group from Lombok to Timor ...
... containing - The island- continent of Australia , with the dependent island Tasmania . ( 2 ) The Papuan Sub - region , containing - The islands lying to the north of Australia , including ( a ) the Timor group from Lombok to Timor ...
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... contains representatives of many of the special Australian forms , besides some indications of an autochthonous fauna . The most peculiar mammals of Australia , and those which first claim our attention , are its representatives of the ...
... contains representatives of many of the special Australian forms , besides some indications of an autochthonous fauna . The most peculiar mammals of Australia , and those which first claim our attention , are its representatives of the ...
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... contains the larger kangaroos , in which the upper incisors are of equal length , the canine teeth are deciduous when present , and all the toes of the fore feet are of nearly equal length . One of the finest and most brightly coloured ...
... contains the larger kangaroos , in which the upper incisors are of equal length , the canine teeth are deciduous when present , and all the toes of the fore feet are of nearly equal length . One of the finest and most brightly coloured ...
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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