The Geography of MammalsKegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Of the eight generally recognised families of Marsupials , or " Pouched Animals , " no less than six are entirely confined to the Australian Region , with the exception of two species of phalanger ( Phalanger ursinus and P. celebensis ) ...
Of the eight generally recognised families of Marsupials , or " Pouched Animals , " no less than six are entirely confined to the Australian Region , with the exception of two species of phalanger ( Phalanger ursinus and P. celebensis ) ...
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No less than twenty - eight genera , containing nearly one hundred species of Bats , are met with within the Region , and of these genera eight are not found elsewhere . This is a high percentage , only excelled in the Neotropical ...
No less than twenty - eight genera , containing nearly one hundred species of Bats , are met with within the Region , and of these genera eight are not found elsewhere . This is a high percentage , only excelled in the Neotropical ...
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Tasmania , which is , in fact , but a recently separated piece of this portion of Australia , has also a moister and less extreme climate , and contains representatives of many of the special Australian forms , besides some indications ...
Tasmania , which is , in fact , but a recently separated piece of this portion of Australia , has also a moister and less extreme climate , and contains representatives of many of the special Australian forms , besides some indications ...
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Australian marsupials , have also teeth adapted to an insectivorous diet , although we know , from the records of trustworthy observers , that some of the species feed more or less upon vegetable substances . Such is certainly the case ...
Australian marsupials , have also teeth adapted to an insectivorous diet , although we know , from the records of trustworthy observers , that some of the species feed more or less upon vegetable substances . Such is certainly the case ...
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The Wombats are numerically of the least importance of the three families above mentioned , although the form and general appearance of the animals of the single known genus , Phascolomys , are hardly less remarkable than those of the ...
The Wombats are numerically of the least importance of the three families above mentioned , although the form and general appearance of the animals of the single known genus , Phascolomys , are hardly less remarkable than those of the ...
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| Título | The Geography of Mammals |
| Autores | William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater |
| Editor | Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company Limited, 1899 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 27 Ago. 2008 |
| Largo | 335 páginas |
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