The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Again , the strip of Africa which borders the Mediterranean and extends to the
Sahara agrees closely , as regards its animal life , with Europe , and is altogether
different from the great mass of the African continent . Proceeding to America we
...
Again , the strip of Africa which borders the Mediterranean and extends to the
Sahara agrees closely , as regards its animal life , with Europe , and is altogether
different from the great mass of the African continent . Proceeding to America we
...
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Land is , therefore , a barrier to their extension , whereas , on the contrary , in the
case of the ordinary terrestrial mammals , land is the means by which they extend
their ranges , and seas and rivers form their restraining boundaries . We will for ...
Land is , therefore , a barrier to their extension , whereas , on the contrary , in the
case of the ordinary terrestrial mammals , land is the means by which they extend
their ranges , and seas and rivers form their restraining boundaries . We will for ...
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Both these animals , now confined to the island of Tasmania , must have formerly
extended into Australia , as their remains have been found fossil in the caves of
the Wellington Valley of New South Wales . Altogether the Dasyures number ...
Both these animals , now confined to the island of Tasmania , must have formerly
extended into Australia , as their remains have been found fossil in the caves of
the Wellington Valley of New South Wales . Altogether the Dasyures number ...
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... membrane extended between the fore and hind legs , in the manner of the
flying squirrels ( Pteromys ) , to support the animal in the air when descending
from the top of one tree to the base of another . One more very singular little
animal ...
... membrane extended between the fore and hind legs , in the manner of the
flying squirrels ( Pteromys ) , to support the animal in the air when descending
from the top of one tree to the base of another . One more very singular little
animal ...
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Seventeen genera which are found in Australia extend beyond the limits of the
Region , to the Oriental , and in some cases range even into the Ethiopian and
Palæarctic Regions . Of these the greater number ( fourteen ) are Bats ; one is a ...
Seventeen genera which are found in Australia extend beyond the limits of the
Region , to the Oriental , and in some cases range even into the Ethiopian and
Palæarctic Regions . Of these the greater number ( fourteen ) are Bats ; one is a ...
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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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