The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... Finally , the Papuan Sub - region , with its luxuriant vegetation and tropical forests , seems to be extremely favourable to the presence of Bats , of which there are more than sixty species known to occur within its limits .
... Finally , the Papuan Sub - region , with its luxuriant vegetation and tropical forests , seems to be extremely favourable to the presence of Bats , of which there are more than sixty species known to occur within its limits .
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GENERAL VIEW OF THE MAMMAL - FAUNA OF THE NEOTROPICAL REGION The Neotropical Region is essentially one of luxuriant tropical vegetation , the great mass of the land from Central America to Uruguay being occupied by vast forests .
GENERAL VIEW OF THE MAMMAL - FAUNA OF THE NEOTROPICAL REGION The Neotropical Region is essentially one of luxuriant tropical vegetation , the great mass of the land from Central America to Uruguay being occupied by vast forests .
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The Ant - eaters ( Myrmecophagide ) are also mainly inhabitants of forests , and one of the three existing forms ( Cyclothurus ) is exclusively arboreal . A second ( Tamandua ) may be said to be semi - arboreal , but the largest — the ...
The Ant - eaters ( Myrmecophagide ) are also mainly inhabitants of forests , and one of the three existing forms ( Cyclothurus ) is exclusively arboreal . A second ( Tamandua ) may be said to be semi - arboreal , but the largest — the ...
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9 - does not climb trees , though mostly found in forest - districts . These three animals are all widely distributed in the woodlands of tropical America , but never met with elsewhere . The Armadilloes ( Dasypodide ) are mostly ...
9 - does not climb trees , though mostly found in forest - districts . These three animals are all widely distributed in the woodlands of tropical America , but never met with elsewhere . The Armadilloes ( Dasypodide ) are mostly ...
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greater part of South America from the Isthmus of Panama to the southern limits of the great forest in about lat . 30 ° S. , and from the forest of the eastern slopes of the Andes to the Atlantic , including Trinidad and the other ...
greater part of South America from the Isthmus of Panama to the southern limits of the great forest in about lat . 30 ° S. , and from the forest of the eastern slopes of the Andes to the Atlantic , including Trinidad and the other ...
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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 Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 27 Ago. 2008 |
| Largo | 335 páginas |
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