The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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After the Monotremes , the most important group of mammals , and that which
constitutes by far the most prevalent feature of Australian mammal - life , is the
great order of Marsupials . Although not absolutely restricted to Australia. Fig . 1 .
After the Monotremes , the most important group of mammals , and that which
constitutes by far the most prevalent feature of Australian mammal - life , is the
great order of Marsupials . Although not absolutely restricted to Australia. Fig . 1 .
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Although not absolutely restricted to Australia , since one of its component
families is purely American , the Marsupials , from their prevalence , constitute a
still more noticeable feature of the Australian fauna than the Monotremes . Of the
seven ...
Although not absolutely restricted to Australia , since one of its component
families is purely American , the Marsupials , from their prevalence , constitute a
still more noticeable feature of the Australian fauna than the Monotremes . Of the
seven ...
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... twenty are fairly represented throughout the whole area , thirteen are confined
to the east ( several of these ranging north into New Guinea ) , seven are
restricted to the western and central parts of the continent ( these latter are chiefly
desert ...
... twenty are fairly represented throughout the whole area , thirteen are confined
to the east ( several of these ranging north into New Guinea ) , seven are
restricted to the western and central parts of the continent ( these latter are chiefly
desert ...
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... and Batchian , one of the Molucca group . The Rodents are represented in the
Papuan Sub - region by a considerable number of rats and mice of the family
Muridæ , all of them restricted to the Sub - 40 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... and Batchian , one of the Molucca group . The Rodents are represented in the
Papuan Sub - region by a considerable number of rats and mice of the family
Muridæ , all of them restricted to the Sub - 40 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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Muridæ , all of them restricted to the Sub - region . One of these , remarkable for
its peculiar and probably prehensile tail , is found only in the mountains of New
Guinea , and has been placed in a new genus ( Chiuromys ) . Among the
Rodents ...
Muridæ , all of them restricted to the Sub - region . One of these , remarkable for
its peculiar and probably prehensile tail , is found only in the mountains of New
Guinea , and has been placed in a new genus ( Chiuromys ) . Among the
Rodents ...
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| 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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