The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... distribution of the members of these three Sub - classes on the earth's surface . 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 ...
... distribution of the members of these three Sub - classes on the earth's surface . 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 ...
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... distribution of the Class of birds read before the Linnæan Society in 1857 ( 9 ) . It was further elaborated and upheld in an address given to Section D. of the British Association at the Bristol Meeting in 1875 ( 10 ) , and in a Paper ...
... distribution of the Class of birds read before the Linnæan Society in 1857 ( 9 ) . It was further elaborated and upheld in an address given to Section D. of the British Association at the Bristol Meeting in 1875 ( 10 ) , and in a Paper ...
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... distribution . Notwithstanding Mr. Wallace's strong support , how- ever , it is right to say that this system has not been univer- sally accepted . Professor Huxley ( 6 ) in 1868 proposed to separate the world into two divisions ...
... distribution . Notwithstanding Mr. Wallace's strong support , how- ever , it is right to say that this system has not been univer- sally accepted . Professor Huxley ( 6 ) in 1868 proposed to separate the world into two divisions ...
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... distribution of North American mammals , Mr. Allen gives an account of the influences which , in his opinion , mainly determine the geographical distribution of life , dwelling first on the great importance of temperature and moisture ...
... distribution of North American mammals , Mr. Allen gives an account of the influences which , in his opinion , mainly determine the geographical distribution of life , dwelling first on the great importance of temperature and moisture ...
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... Distribution have been criticised and answered by another American naturalist , Mr. Gill ( 4 ) , who has proposed a division of the Earth into nine realms . " These , as will be seen , although not differing in many cases from regions ...
... Distribution have been criticised and answered by another American naturalist , Mr. Gill ( 4 ) , who has proposed a division of the Earth into nine realms . " These , as will be seen , although not differing in many cases from regions ...
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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