The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... contains the names of about 169 species , referable to fifty - nine genera . Of
these genera twenty - nine , just half , are not found outside the Austral Sub -
region , the greater number of them ( twenty - five ) being Marsupials ; they
include ...
... contains the names of about 169 species , referable to fifty - nine genera . Of
these genera twenty - nine , just half , are not found outside the Austral Sub -
region , the greater number of them ( twenty - five ) being Marsupials ; they
include ...
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Of these the greater number ( fourteen ) are Bats ; one is a Marsupial ( Phalanger
) , of which two species occur in Celebes ; another is the widely spread genus
Mus , which is found throughout the Old World ; and the last is a Carnivore (
Canis ) ...
Of these the greater number ( fourteen ) are Bats ; one is a Marsupial ( Phalanger
) , of which two species occur in Celebes ; another is the widely spread genus
Mus , which is found throughout the Old World ; and the last is a Carnivore (
Canis ) ...
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As is the case in Australia , the greater number of the indigenous animals of New
Guinea and the neighbouring islands consist of Monotremes , Marsupials , and
Rodents , together with a certain number of the cosmopolitan order of Bats ( 8 ...
As is the case in Australia , the greater number of the indigenous animals of New
Guinea and the neighbouring islands consist of Monotremes , Marsupials , and
Rodents , together with a certain number of the cosmopolitan order of Bats ( 8 ...
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All the other large islands of the world possess a Mammalfauna of greater or less
extent related to the continent to which they are nearest , and have consequently
been termed by Mr . Wallace “ continental islands . ” All such " continental ...
All the other large islands of the world possess a Mammalfauna of greater or less
extent related to the continent to which they are nearest , and have consequently
been termed by Mr . Wallace “ continental islands . ” All such " continental ...
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It is , indeed , probable that the whole of the fauna of New Zealand has been
originally derived from that source , although in the greater number of cases it
has undergone considerable modification . Dr . H . O . Forbes ( 4 ) has lately
published ...
It is , indeed , probable that the whole of the fauna of New Zealand has been
originally derived from that source , although in the greater number of cases it
has undergone considerable modification . Dr . H . O . Forbes ( 4 ) has lately
published ...
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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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