The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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These are all small , never exceeding a rabbit in size ; they possess welldeveloped canine teeth , and have the central toes of the fore feet elongated to accommodate their digging habits . Having completed our survey of the Monotremes ...
These are all small , never exceeding a rabbit in size ; they possess welldeveloped canine teeth , and have the central toes of the fore feet elongated to accommodate their digging habits . Having completed our survey of the Monotremes ...
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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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In addition to the flightless birds , recent and extinct , New Zealand still possesses two very singular forms of Parrots ( Nestor and Stringops ) , for the reception of which special families have been formed ; and eighteen other ...
In addition to the flightless birds , recent and extinct , New Zealand still possesses two very singular forms of Parrots ( Nestor and Stringops ) , for the reception of which special families have been formed ; and eighteen other ...
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... so small a portion of the world into a Primary Region . Other small insular areas might , with some justice , put forward nearly similar claims . In the third place , although New Zealand possesses no indigenous terrestrial Mammals ...
... so small a portion of the world into a Primary Region . Other small insular areas might , with some justice , put forward nearly similar claims . In the third place , although New Zealand possesses no indigenous terrestrial Mammals ...
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Again , the mammalian fauna of the Neotropical Region is quite as remarkable for what it does not possess ( lipotypes ) as for what it has . Everything points to the conclusion that during a long geological age , probably throughout the ...
Again , the mammalian fauna of the Neotropical Region is quite as remarkable for what it does not possess ( lipotypes ) as for what it has . Everything points to the conclusion that during a long geological age , probably throughout the ...
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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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