The Geography of MammalsKegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... therefore , a barrier to their extension , whereas , on the contrary , in the case of the ordinary terrestrial mammals , land is the means by which they extend their ranges , and seas and rivers form their restraining boundaries .
... therefore , a barrier to their extension , whereas , on the contrary , in the case of the ordinary terrestrial mammals , land is the means by which they extend their ranges , and seas and rivers form their restraining boundaries .
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When we come to examine the ranges of these groups on the map , we shall find that the Monotremes are wholly confined to Australia and New Guinea ; that the Marsupials predominate in Australia , and are only met with elsewhere in South ...
When we come to examine the ranges of these groups on the map , we shall find that the Monotremes are wholly confined to Australia and New Guinea ; that the Marsupials predominate in Australia , and are only met with elsewhere in South ...
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... common to the Nearctic and Palearctic Regions ( numbering thirty - two ) ; those peculiar to each Region ( i.e. twenty - nine to the Nearctic and forty - one to the Palearctic ) ; and , finally , those which range further south into ...
... common to the Nearctic and Palearctic Regions ( numbering thirty - two ) ; those peculiar to each Region ( i.e. twenty - nine to the Nearctic and forty - one to the Palearctic ) ; and , finally , those which range further south into ...
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Seventeen genera which are found in Australia extend beyond the limits of the Region , to the Oriental , and in some cases range even into the Ethiopian and Palearctic Regions . Of these the greater number ( fourteen ) are Bats ; one is ...
Seventeen genera which are found in Australia extend beyond the limits of the Region , to the Oriental , and in some cases range even into the Ethiopian and Palearctic Regions . Of these the greater number ( fourteen ) are Bats ; one is ...
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The rivers rising in these ranges , aided by the suns of the tropics , produce a luxuriant vegetation , and such a country as we should suppose would be especially favourable to mammal - life . Yet mammals are by no means abundant in ...
The rivers rising in these ranges , aided by the suns of the tropics , produce a luxuriant vegetation , and such a country as we should suppose would be especially favourable to mammal - life . Yet mammals are by no means abundant in ...
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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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