The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... facts and the conclusions to be drawn therefrom as to the dis- tribution of existing Mammals have been correctly stated in the course of this work , and that it may be of some use to students of this most attractive branch of Zoology ...
... facts and the conclusions to be drawn therefrom as to the dis- tribution of existing Mammals have been correctly stated in the course of this work , and that it may be of some use to students of this most attractive branch of Zoology ...
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... fact , be considered as Sub - classes ) of nearly equal value . These three Sub - classes are , as named by ... facts : - 1. The absence of Insectivores in South America . 2. The great prevalence of Edentates in the same country ; the ...
... fact , be considered as Sub - classes ) of nearly equal value . These three Sub - classes are , as named by ... facts : - 1. The absence of Insectivores in South America . 2. The great prevalence of Edentates in the same country ; the ...
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... fact , but a recently separated piece of this portion of Australia , has also a moister and less extreme climate , and contains representatives of many of the special Australian forms , besides some indications of an autochthonous fauna ...
... fact , but a recently separated piece of this portion of Australia , has also a moister and less extreme climate , and contains representatives of many of the special Australian forms , besides some indications of an autochthonous fauna ...
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... fact that the proportionate lengths of the fore and hind limbs , unlike those of the true kangaroos , resemble those of ordinary mammals ; they further differ from all other kangaroos in being arboreal in their habits , climbing trees ...
... fact that the proportionate lengths of the fore and hind limbs , unlike those of the true kangaroos , resemble those of ordinary mammals ; they further differ from all other kangaroos in being arboreal in their habits , climbing trees ...
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... fact and the absence of an indigenous Mammal- fauna show that New Zealand has not been joined directly by land with Australia recently , even in a geological sense of that term ; possibly it has never been so connected at all . To ...
... fact and the absence of an indigenous Mammal- fauna show that New Zealand has not been joined directly by land with Australia recently , even in a geological sense of that term ; possibly it has never been so connected at all . To ...
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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