The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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It inhabits the scrubs throughout the eastern districts of Australia , and is likewise
occasionally found as far along the southern coast as Western Australia . In
Tasmania a slightly different species ( Echidna setosa ) with ON SA IN longer fur
...
It inhabits the scrubs throughout the eastern districts of Australia , and is likewise
occasionally found as far along the southern coast as Western Australia . In
Tasmania a slightly different species ( Echidna setosa ) with ON SA IN longer fur
...
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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
with the ...
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
with the ...
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They are at once the most numerous in species , and in the former condition of
Australia , before the influx of Europeans took place , were probably likewise the
most prevalent form of mammalian life as regards individuals . In his great work
on ...
They are at once the most numerous in species , and in the former condition of
Australia , before the influx of Europeans took place , were probably likewise the
most prevalent form of mammalian life as regards individuals . In his great work
on ...
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cosmopolitian Mus , or true Mouse , numbers no less than eighteen species in
Australia . The habits of the Watervoles of Europe are assumed by the species of
the genus Hydromys , which are modified for aquatic life , while the species of ...
cosmopolitian Mus , or true Mouse , numbers no less than eighteen species in
Australia . The habits of the Watervoles of Europe are assumed by the species of
the genus Hydromys , which are modified for aquatic life , while the species of ...
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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 Carnivore (
Canis ) ...
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 Carnivore (
Canis ) ...
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absence Africa allied already animals appears Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats Bear beds belong birds boundary Carnivora Celebes Central characteristic closely coast common confined connected considerable considered containing distinct distribution districts divided division doubt Eastern endemic entirely Ethiopian Region Europe exception existing extends extinct fact fauna five forests forms four further genera genus geographical greater includes Indian inhabitants Insectivores islands known land Lemurs less limits Madagascar mainland mammals Marsupials Monkeys mountains namely Nearctic Region nearly Neotropical Region North northern occur Ocean Old World Order Oriental Region origin Pacific Palæarctic Region peculiar Peninsula Pleistocene portion possesses present probably range recent referred regards remains remarkable represented restricted Rodents seems separate single South America Southern species spread Sub-region terrestrial tropical true Ungulates usually West Western whole widely
Información bibliográfica
| 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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