The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... perhaps more than co - ordinate with climate in its influence upon the distribu- tion of life . " Next , Mr. Allen treats of the seven primary life - regions , or " realms " as he terms them , into which he proposes to divide the Earth ...
... perhaps more than co - ordinate with climate in its influence upon the distribu- tion of life . " Next , Mr. Allen treats of the seven primary life - regions , or " realms " as he terms them , into which he proposes to divide the Earth ...
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... perhaps better considered as quite external to the fauna of Australia proper , since the solitary member of this group found within its limits is the semi- domesticated Dingo , which , as already suggested , has not improbably been ...
... perhaps better considered as quite external to the fauna of Australia proper , since the solitary member of this group found within its limits is the semi- domesticated Dingo , which , as already suggested , has not improbably been ...
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... short of that of the Ethiopian Region . This may perhaps be accounted for by the physical features of the country , which are certainly not so favourable for mammalian development as the more open and 54 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... short of that of the Ethiopian Region . This may perhaps be accounted for by the physical features of the country , which are certainly not so favourable for mammalian development as the more open and 54 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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... perhaps doubtfully referred to it , is entirely confined to the New World . On the other hand , the Viverride , so widely spread in the Old World , are entirely absent in America . With the exception of some four or five species of ...
... perhaps doubtfully referred to it , is entirely confined to the New World . On the other hand , the Viverride , so widely spread in the Old World , are entirely absent in America . With the exception of some four or five species of ...
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... perhaps , be explained by the fact that between the north - east corner of Honduras and Jamaica there stretches a series of more or less shallow banks , so that a comparatively slight elevation of the intervening sea- bottom would very ...
... perhaps , be explained by the fact that between the north - east corner of Honduras and Jamaica there stretches a series of more or less shallow banks , so that a comparatively slight elevation of the intervening sea- bottom would very ...
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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