The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... shown later on , this statement is not absolutely correct as regards North America , as at least one species of marsupial occurs within its limits . ARCTOGÆA ( continued . ) North America down to the 4 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... shown later on , this statement is not absolutely correct as regards North America , as at least one species of marsupial occurs within its limits . ARCTOGÆA ( continued . ) North America down to the 4 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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... limit of trees . 2. A North Temperate Realm , occupying the whole of the northern hemisphere between the isotherms of 32 ° and 70 ° F. 3. An American Tropical Realm , consisting of Tropical America 10 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... limit of trees . 2. A North Temperate Realm , occupying the whole of the northern hemisphere between the isotherms of 32 ° and 70 ° F. 3. An American Tropical Realm , consisting of Tropical America 10 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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... limits of the genera . This uncertainty has been greatly increased of late years by the action of some zoologists in proposing a multitude of unnecessary generic terms . When these two factors have been settled and the lists constructed ...
... limits of the genera . This uncertainty has been greatly increased of late years by the action of some zoologists in proposing a multitude of unnecessary generic terms . When these two factors have been settled and the lists constructed ...
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... limit of arboreal vegetation , " together with the similar Arctic por- tion of the old world , Mr. Allen states , no doubt correctly , that it contains a " homogeneous hyperborean fauna of circum - polar distribution . " But looking to ...
... limit of arboreal vegetation , " together with the similar Arctic por- tion of the old world , Mr. Allen states , no doubt correctly , that it contains a " homogeneous hyperborean fauna of circum - polar distribution . " But looking to ...
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... limits . The carnivorous Dasyures ( Dasyuride ) forming the first of these families take the place in Australia of the true carnivora of other parts of the world . They are semi- nocturnal in habits , and prowl about at dusk in search ...
... limits . The carnivorous Dasyures ( Dasyuride ) forming the first of these families take the place in Australia of the true carnivora of other parts of the world . They are semi- nocturnal in habits , and prowl about at dusk in search ...
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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