The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... MAMMALS- SECTION I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS 197 99 " " II . DISTRIBUTION OF PINNIPEDS III . DISTRIBUTION OF SIRENIANS . 198 203 99 IV . DISTRIBUTION OF CETACEANS 205 SECTION V. DIVISION OF THE MARINE AREA OF THE GLOBE CONTENTS xi.
... MAMMALS- SECTION I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS 197 99 " " II . DISTRIBUTION OF PINNIPEDS III . DISTRIBUTION OF SIRENIANS . 198 203 99 IV . DISTRIBUTION OF CETACEANS 205 SECTION V. DIVISION OF THE MARINE AREA OF THE GLOBE CONTENTS xi.
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... Pinnipeds or seals , and two other Orders in their entirety ( the Cetaceans or whales , and the Sirenians or Manatees ) are specially adapted for existence in water . Land is , therefore , a barrier to their extension , whereas , on the ...
... Pinnipeds or seals , and two other Orders in their entirety ( the Cetaceans or whales , and the Sirenians or Manatees ) are specially adapted for existence in water . Land is , therefore , a barrier to their extension , whereas , on the ...
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... PINNIPEDS The Pinnipeds , which we will take first , comprise three distinct families - the Otariide , the Trichechida , and the Phocida . Beginning with the Otariidæ , or Eared Seals , commonly known as Sea - lions and Sea - bears , we ...
... PINNIPEDS The Pinnipeds , which we will take first , comprise three distinct families - the Otariide , the Trichechida , and the Phocida . Beginning with the Otariidæ , or Eared Seals , commonly known as Sea - lions and Sea - bears , we ...
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... Pinnipeds is more numerous and varied , both in genera and species , than the two preceding , and has a more extended range . The Seals , Phocida , embracing about nine different generic forms , are most numerous. FIG . 41. - THE ...
... Pinnipeds is more numerous and varied , both in genera and species , than the two preceding , and has a more extended range . The Seals , Phocida , embracing about nine different generic forms , are most numerous. FIG . 41. - THE ...
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... Pinnipeds two well - marked generic forms , the Grey Seal ( Halichorus ) and the Bladder - Seal ( Cysto- phora ) , are exclusively confined to Arctatlantis . The True Seals ( Phoca ) and the Walrus ( Trichechus ) are found in this ...
... Pinnipeds two well - marked generic forms , the Grey Seal ( Halichorus ) and the Bladder - Seal ( Cysto- phora ) , are exclusively confined to Arctatlantis . The True Seals ( Phoca ) and the Walrus ( Trichechus ) are found in this ...
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antarctic Antelopes Arctic Armadillo Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats beds belong birds Borneo boundary Bovida Cape Carnivora Celebes Central Chimpanzee Chiroptera closely allied coast confined considerable number contains Deer distinct districts Eastern Edentates endemic entirely Ethiopian Region Europe existing extends extinct fauna forests forms genera genus Geographical Distribution greater number inhabitants Insectivores islands known Lemurs Macacus Madagascar mainland Malagasy Malagasy Sub-region Malay Peninsula Malayan MAMMAL-FAUNA mammalian mammals Marsupials Monkeys Monotremes mountains naturalists Nearctic Region nearly Neotropical Region North northern number of genera number of species occur Ocean Old World Opossum Order Oriental Region Otaria Pacific Palearctic Region Papuan Sub-region Patagonia peculiar genera Phalanger Pinnipeds Pliocene present range recent remarkable represented restricted Rodents Sea-regions SECTION Sirenian South America Southern Sub-family Sumatra SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS Tapirs three genera total number tropical Ungulata Ungulates Viverrida Wallace's Line West African Western whole widely distributed Zealand