The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... divisions of the earth's surface do not corre- spond with those based on the geographical distribution of animal life . Europe , for instance , the most important of all the continents politically speaking , is for zoological ...
... divisions of the earth's surface do not corre- spond with those based on the geographical distribution of animal life . Europe , for instance , the most important of all the continents politically speaking , is for zoological ...
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... divisions of the Carnivora - the Pinnipeds or seals , and two other Orders in their entirety ( the Cetaceans or whales , and the Sirenians or Manatees ) are specially adapted for existence in water . Land is , therefore , a barrier to ...
... divisions of the Carnivora - the Pinnipeds or seals , and two other Orders in their entirety ( the Cetaceans or whales , and the Sirenians or Manatees ) are specially adapted for existence in water . Land is , therefore , a barrier to ...
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... divisions : - ( 1 ) Land where Marsupials " prevail ; no Euther- ians except Rodents and Bats ; Mono- tremes Australia , New Guinea ) and the adjacent islands . Notogæa . ( 2 ) Land where Euther- ians and Marsupials occur INTRODUCTION 3.
... divisions : - ( 1 ) Land where Marsupials " prevail ; no Euther- ians except Rodents and Bats ; Mono- tremes Australia , New Guinea ) and the adjacent islands . Notogæa . ( 2 ) Land where Euther- ians and Marsupials occur INTRODUCTION 3.
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... divisions . Thus we obtain a division of the land - area of the globe for mammals into six areas , which are called Regions ( see Plate I. , p . 16 ) , and which may be shortly defined and named as follows : - NEOGEA NOTOGÆA . ARCTOGÆA ...
... divisions . Thus we obtain a division of the land - area of the globe for mammals into six areas , which are called Regions ( see Plate I. , p . 16 ) , and which may be shortly defined and named as follows : - NEOGEA NOTOGÆA . ARCTOGÆA ...
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... division of the Earth's surface into six regions was first proposed by one of the authors of the present work in an essay on the distribution of the Class of birds read before the Linnean Society in 1857 ( 9 ) . It was further ...
... division of the Earth's surface into six regions was first proposed by one of the authors of the present work in an essay on the distribution of the Class of birds read before the Linnean Society in 1857 ( 9 ) . It was further ...
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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