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 boundaries . We will for ...
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 boundaries . We will for ...
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When we come to examine the ranges of these groups on the map , we shall find
that the Monotremes are wholly confined to Australia and New Guinea ; that the
Marsupials predominate in Australia , and are only met with elsewhere in South ...
When we come to examine the ranges of these groups on the map , we shall find
that the Monotremes are wholly confined to Australia and New Guinea ; that the
Marsupials predominate in Australia , and are only met with elsewhere in South ...
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... those circum - polar , or common to the Nearctic and Palæarctic Regions (
numbering thirty - two ) ; those peculiar to each Region ( i . e . twenty - nine to the
Nearctic and forty - one to the Palæarctic ) ; and , finally , those which range
further ...
... those circum - polar , or common to the Nearctic and Palæarctic Regions (
numbering thirty - two ) ; those peculiar to each Region ( i . e . twenty - nine to the
Nearctic and forty - one to the Palæarctic ) ; and , finally , those which range
further ...
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Seventeen genera which are found in Australia extend beyond the limits of the
Region , to the Oriental , and in some cases range even into the Ethiopian and
Palæarctic Regions . Of these the greater number ( fourteen ) are Bats ; one is a ...
Seventeen genera which are found in Australia extend beyond the limits of the
Region , to the Oriental , and in some cases range even into the Ethiopian and
Palæarctic Regions . Of these the greater number ( fourteen ) are Bats ; one is a ...
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The rivers rising in these ranges , aided by the suns of the tropics , produce a
luxuriant vegetation , and such a country as we should suppose would be
especially favourable to mammal - life . Yet mammals are by no means abundant
in New ...
The rivers rising in these ranges , aided by the suns of the tropics , produce a
luxuriant vegetation , and such a country as we should suppose would be
especially favourable to mammal - life . Yet mammals are by no means abundant
in New ...
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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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