The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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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
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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
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Out of about forty species of Pteropus as yet known , only two ( Pteropus medius
from India , and Pteropus edulis of the Malay Peninsula ) are found on the main
continental mass ; all the other species are confined instance , one species ( P ...
Out of about forty species of Pteropus as yet known , only two ( Pteropus medius
from India , and Pteropus edulis of the Malay Peninsula ) are found on the main
continental mass ; all the other species are confined instance , one species ( P ...
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Finally , the Tapirs ( Tapiridæ ) are represented by four species , all of which are
peculiar to this region , the only . other existing Tapir known being the Indian
Tapir of the Malay Peninsula . The explanation of this curious case of. Fig . 11 .
Finally , the Tapirs ( Tapiridæ ) are represented by four species , all of which are
peculiar to this region , the only . other existing Tapir known being the Indian
Tapir of the Malay Peninsula . The explanation of this curious case of. Fig . 11 .
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Malay Peninsula . The explanation of this curious case of discontinuous
distribution is afforded by the past history of the group . During Miocene and
Pliocene times , members of this genus and its allied forms were found both in
North America ...
Malay Peninsula . The explanation of this curious case of discontinuous
distribution is afforded by the past history of the group . During Miocene and
Pliocene times , members of this genus and its allied forms were found both in
North America ...
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On the west it includes the great peninsula of India and its attendant island of
Ceylon . Its boundary on this side is probably the Suliman range of hills , though
the fauna of Western Sind and the Punjab , which lie between that range and the
...
On the west it includes the great peninsula of India and its attendant island of
Ceylon . Its boundary on this side is probably the Suliman range of hills , though
the fauna of Western Sind and the Punjab , which lie between that range and the
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