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and with about twenty - one readily distinguishable species in the Australian
mammal - fauna . While the Kangaroos are mostly grazing animals , and the
Wombats burrowers and grubbers , the Phalangers are essentially arboreal in
their ...
and with about twenty - one readily distinguishable species in the Australian
mammal - fauna . While the Kangaroos are mostly grazing animals , and the
Wombats burrowers and grubbers , the Phalangers are essentially arboreal in
their ...
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They are at once the most numerous in species , and in the former condition of
Australia , before the influx of Europeans took place , were probably likewise the
most prevalent form of mammalian life as regards individuals . In his great work
on ...
They are at once the most numerous in species , and in the former condition of
Australia , before the influx of Europeans took place , were probably likewise the
most prevalent form of mammalian life as regards individuals . In his great work
on ...
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cosmopolitian Mus , or true Mouse , numbers no less than eighteen species in
Australia . The habits of the Watervoles of Europe are assumed by the species of
the genus Hydromys , which are modified for aquatic life , while the species of ...
cosmopolitian Mus , or true Mouse , numbers no less than eighteen species in
Australia . The habits of the Watervoles of Europe are assumed by the species of
the genus Hydromys , which are modified for aquatic life , while the species of ...
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Of these the greater number ( fourteen ) are Bats ; one is a Marsupial ( Phalanger
) , of which two species occur in Celebes ; another is the widely spread genus
Mus , which is found throughout the Old World ; and the last is a Carnivore (
Canis ) ...
Of these the greater number ( fourteen ) are Bats ; one is a Marsupial ( Phalanger
) , of which two species occur in Celebes ; another is the widely spread genus
Mus , which is found throughout the Old World ; and the last is a Carnivore (
Canis ) ...
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Some of these have , undoubtedly , been introduced by the Malays from the
neighbouring islands of the Oriental Region ; but others have been described by
naturalists as peculiar species . In the latter case , even if we assume that the
specific ...
Some of these have , undoubtedly , been introduced by the Malays from the
neighbouring islands of the Oriental Region ; but others have been described by
naturalists as peculiar species . In the latter case , even if we assume that the
specific ...
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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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