The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... five known families of this Order, being entirely confined to South and Central
America. Taking these main facts as our guide, we may divide the land-surface of
the Earth as follows, into three divisions : — (1) Land where Marsupials prevail ...
... five known families of this Order, being entirely confined to South and Central
America. Taking these main facts as our guide, we may divide the land-surface of
the Earth as follows, into three divisions : — (1) Land where Marsupials prevail ...
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These, as will be seen, although not differing in many cases from regions
adopted by former authorities, are distinguished by an entirely new set of names,
as follows : — (1) The Anglo-gsean ( = Nearctic Region). (2) The Eury-gsean ...
These, as will be seen, although not differing in many cases from regions
adopted by former authorities, are distinguished by an entirely new set of names,
as follows : — (1) The Anglo-gsean ( = Nearctic Region). (2) The Eury-gsean ...
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The groups entirely confined to each region are classed as " endemic " ; those
that cross the frontiers slightly as " quasi-endemic " ; all others are considered as
"wide-spread." The percentages, it will be observed, on account of the omission
of ...
The groups entirely confined to each region are classed as " endemic " ; those
that cross the frontiers slightly as " quasi-endemic " ; all others are considered as
"wide-spread." The percentages, it will be observed, on account of the omission
of ...
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Of the eight generally recognised families of Marsupials, or " Pouched Animals,"
no less than six are entirely confined to the Australian Region, with the exception
of two species of phalanger (Phalanger ursinus and P. celebensis), which have ...
Of the eight generally recognised families of Marsupials, or " Pouched Animals,"
no less than six are entirely confined to the Australian Region, with the exception
of two species of phalanger (Phalanger ursinus and P. celebensis), which have ...
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23) is entirely aquatic in its habits, and is met with only in the streams and
waterholes of New South Wales and Tasmania, where it burrows in the banks,
and swims and dives with great facility. The Echidna, or " Spiny Ant-eater," is
more widely ...
23) is entirely aquatic in its habits, and is met with only in the streams and
waterholes of New South Wales and Tasmania, where it burrows in the banks,
and swims and dives with great facility. The Echidna, or " Spiny Ant-eater," is
more widely ...
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antelopes Arctic Armadillo Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats beds belong birds Borneo boundary Cape Carnivora Celebes Chimpanzee Civets closely allied coast confined considerable number containing Deer distinct districts Eastern Edentates endemic entirely Eocene Ethiopian Region Europe existing extends extinct fauna forests forms fossil genera genera of mammals genus Geographical Distribution greater number Guinea Indian Sub-region inhabitants Insectivores islands known Lemurs Madagascar mainland Malagasy Sub-region Malay Peninsula Malayan Mammal-fauna mammalian mammals Marsupials Miocene Monkeys Monotremes mountains naturalists Nearctic Region nearly Neotropical Region North northern number of genera occur Ocean Old World Opossum Order Oriental Region Pacific Palsearctic Region Papuan Sub-region Patagonia peculiar genera Phalanger Pliocene present range recent remains remarkable represented restricted Rodents Sahara Sea-region Section South America Southern Squirrels Sub-family Sumatra Tapirs terrestrial mammals three genera total number tropical Ungulata Ungulates Viverridm Wallace Wallace's Line West African Sub-region Western whole Zealand
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| Título | The Geography of Mammals |
| 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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