The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Of these genera twenty - nine , just half , are not found outside the Austral Sub - region , the greater number of them ( twenty - five ) being Marsupials ; they include ...
Of these genera twenty - nine , just half , are not found outside the Austral Sub - region , the greater number of them ( twenty - five ) being Marsupials ; they include ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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As is the case in Australia , the greater number of the indigenous animals of New Guinea and the neighbouring islands consist of Monotremes , Marsupials , and Rodents , together with a certain number of the cosmopolitan order of Bats ...
As is the case in Australia , the greater number of the indigenous animals of New Guinea and the neighbouring islands consist of Monotremes , Marsupials , and Rodents , together with a certain number of the cosmopolitan order of Bats ...
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All the other large islands of the world possess a Mammalfauna of greater or less extent related to the continent to which they are nearest , and have consequently been termed by Mr. Wallace “ continental islands .
All the other large islands of the world possess a Mammalfauna of greater or less extent related to the continent to which they are nearest , and have consequently been termed by Mr. Wallace “ continental islands .
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It is , indeed , probable that the whole of the fauna of New Zealand has been originally derived from that source , although in the greater number of cases it has undergone considerable modification . Dr. H. O. Forbes ( 4 ) has lately ...
It is , indeed , probable that the whole of the fauna of New Zealand has been originally derived from that source , although in the greater number of cases it has undergone considerable modification . Dr. H. O. Forbes ( 4 ) has lately ...
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