The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Professor Huxley has also cited the Parrots (Psittaco- morphm) " as helping,
together with the three-toed Ratitm, to bind together the widely-separated
portions of the south world" But on referring to the account of the distribution of
the Parrots in ...
Professor Huxley has also cited the Parrots (Psittaco- morphm) " as helping,
together with the three-toed Ratitm, to bind together the widely-separated
portions of the south world" But on referring to the account of the distribution of
the Parrots in ...
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As for the so-called " Arctic realm," which consists of the land bordering the Polar
Ocean and Hudson's Bay and the great peninsula of Greenland, " beyond the
limit of arboreal vegetation," together with the similar Arctic portion of the old
world, ...
As for the so-called " Arctic realm," which consists of the land bordering the Polar
Ocean and Hudson's Bay and the great peninsula of Greenland, " beyond the
limit of arboreal vegetation," together with the similar Arctic portion of the old
world, ...
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The Austral Sub-region The "island-continent" of Australia, as Mr. Wallace terms it
, has, as has now been positively ascertained, a large portion of its interior so
parched up and barren as to be almost destitute of animal life. But all along the ...
The Austral Sub-region The "island-continent" of Australia, as Mr. Wallace terms it
, has, as has now been positively ascertained, a large portion of its interior so
parched up and barren as to be almost destitute of animal life. But all along the ...
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Of the typical bandicoots (Peromeles), five or six species are known, distributed
over various portions of Australia, each colony having its peculiar forms. They are
all purely terrestrial animals, some inhabiting the densest scrubs, and others the
...
Of the typical bandicoots (Peromeles), five or six species are known, distributed
over various portions of Australia, each colony having its peculiar forms. They are
all purely terrestrial animals, some inhabiting the densest scrubs, and others the
...
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But on the whole they betray an affinity to the tropical parts of Australia and to the
Papuan Sub-region rather than to the temperate portion of Australia, to which
New Zealand is now nearest in point of actual distance. This connection is further
...
But on the whole they betray an affinity to the tropical parts of Australia and to the
Papuan Sub-region rather than to the temperate portion of Australia, to which
New Zealand is now nearest in point of actual distance. This connection is further
...
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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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