The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... divided into Primary Regions , taking the amount of similarity and dissimilarity of animal life as our sole guide . In order to endeavour to solve this problem , let us select the mammals , as the most highly organised and altogether ...
... divided into Primary Regions , taking the amount of similarity and dissimilarity of animal life as our sole guide . In order to endeavour to solve this problem , let us select the mammals , as the most highly organised and altogether ...
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... divided into three provinces ( a ) the Austro - Columbian ( = the Neotropical ) , ( b ) the Australian ( = the Australian Region minus New Zealand ) , and ( c ) the New Zealand province . From this it will be seen that Professor ...
... divided into three provinces ( a ) the Austro - Columbian ( = the Neotropical ) , ( b ) the Australian ( = the Australian Region minus New Zealand ) , and ( c ) the New Zealand province . From this it will be seen that Professor ...
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... divided from the Oriental , the next adjacent region , by a line drawn between the two small islands of Bali and Lombok ( called Wallace's Line ) , and passing thence through the Flores and Molucca Seas , between the islands of Celebes ...
... divided from the Oriental , the next adjacent region , by a line drawn between the two small islands of Bali and Lombok ( called Wallace's Line ) , and passing thence through the Flores and Molucca Seas , between the islands of Celebes ...
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... divided into five Sub - regions ( see Plate II . , p . 50 ) ; these are- ( 1 ) The Austral Sub - region , containing - The island- continent of Australia , with the dependent island Tasmania . ( 2 ) The Papuan Sub - region , containing ...
... divided into five Sub - regions ( see Plate II . , p . 50 ) ; these are- ( 1 ) The Austral Sub - region , containing - The island- continent of Australia , with the dependent island Tasmania . ( 2 ) The Papuan Sub - region , containing ...
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... divided by naturalists , six are entirely confined to the Australian Region . Moreover , the Marsupials are so abundant in Australia proper , as to quite to quite overshadow the few representa- tives of the higher orders of mammals ...
... divided by naturalists , six are entirely confined to the Australian Region . Moreover , the Marsupials are so abundant in Australia proper , as to quite to quite overshadow the few representa- tives of the higher orders of mammals ...
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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