The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... considerable modification . Dr. H. O. Forbes ( 4 ) has lately published a specula- tive article on the former existence of a ( now mostly submerged ) southern continent , the remains of which are represented by the land round the South ...
... considerable modification . Dr. H. O. Forbes ( 4 ) has lately published a specula- tive article on the former existence of a ( now mostly submerged ) southern continent , the remains of which are represented by the land round the South ...
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... considerable portion of Southern Mexico . As regards its northern termination , on account of the great admixture of Nearctic and Neotropical forms which takes place where the two Regions join , it is impos- sible to lay down anything ...
... considerable portion of Southern Mexico . As regards its northern termination , on account of the great admixture of Nearctic and Neotropical forms which takes place where the two Regions join , it is impos- sible to lay down anything ...
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... considerable number of birds in these islands , most of them not found elsewhere , and many of them restricted to individual islands in which they represent each other ( 7 ) . There can be no doubt that the Galapagos have never , at any ...
... considerable number of birds in these islands , most of them not found elsewhere , and many of them restricted to individual islands in which they represent each other ( 7 ) . There can be no doubt that the Galapagos have never , at any ...
Página 54
... considerably 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 ...
... considerably 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 ...
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... considerable numbers , the Insectivores are represented in the Neotropical Region only by a single remarkable family . This is the Solenodont - a characteristic form of the Greater Antilles -absolutely unknown elsewhere . The ...
... considerable numbers , the Insectivores are represented in the Neotropical Region only by a single remarkable family . This is the Solenodont - a characteristic form of the Greater Antilles -absolutely unknown elsewhere . The ...
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antarctic Antelopes Arctatlantis Arctic Armadilloes Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats beds belong Borneo boundary Bovida Cape Carnivora Celebes Cetaceans Chimpanzee Chiroptera closely allied coast confined considerable number contains Deer distinct districts Eastern Edentates endemic Ethiopian Region Europe existing extends extinct fauna forests forms genera genus geographical distribution greater number Indian Sub-region 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 Phocida Pinnipeds Pliocene present range recent remarkable represented Rodents Sea-regions SECTION Shrews single species Sirenian South America Southern Squirrels Sub-family Sumatra SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS Tapirs three genera total number tropical Ungulata Ungulates Viverride Western whole widely distributed