The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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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 ...
... 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 ...
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... land - surface of the Earth as follows , into three divisions : - ( 1 ) Land where Marsupials " prevail ; no Euther- ians except Rodents and Bats ; Mono- tremes Australia , New Guinea ) and the adjacent islands . Notogæa . ( 2 ) Land ...
... land - surface of the Earth as follows , into three divisions : - ( 1 ) Land where Marsupials " prevail ; no Euther- ians except Rodents and Bats ; Mono- tremes Australia , New Guinea ) and the adjacent islands . Notogæa . ( 2 ) Land ...
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... land in the Northern Hemisphere undivided and rather unmanageable . But this northern land is easily separable into four sections , although it should be under- stood that these four sections are not of equivalent value to the two other ...
... land in the Northern Hemisphere undivided and rather unmanageable . But this northern land is easily separable into four sections , although it should be under- stood that these four sections are not of equivalent value to the two other ...
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... land of the New World . Extent . - America , south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec , and the West Indies . Characteristics . - Monkeys of the peculiar families Cebidae and Hapalida ; absence of Frugivorous Bats , and presence of Vampires ...
... land of the New World . Extent . - America , south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec , and the West Indies . Characteristics . - Monkeys of the peculiar families Cebidae and Hapalida ; absence of Frugivorous Bats , and presence of Vampires ...
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... land- areas , which , he says , is " co - eval and perhaps more than co - ordinate with climate in its influence upon the distribu- tion of life . " Next , Mr. Allen treats of the seven primary life - regions , or " realms " as he terms ...
... land- areas , which , he says , is " co - eval and perhaps more than co - ordinate with climate in its influence upon the distribu- tion of life . " Next , Mr. Allen treats of the seven primary life - regions , or " realms " as he terms ...
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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