The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... facts indicate a great amount of individualism in the Maorian Sub - region . But on the whole they betray an affinity to the tropical parts of Australia and to the Papuan Sub - region rather than to the temperate portion of Australia ...
... facts indicate a great amount of individualism in the Maorian Sub - region . But on the whole they betray an affinity to the tropical parts of Australia and to the Papuan Sub - region rather than to the temperate portion of Australia ...
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... fact a mere strongly modified member of the family Columbida . Mauritius , as a matter of fact , is in every way a typical oceanic island , and there seems to be little evidence , either physical or zoological , of its having been ever ...
... fact a mere strongly modified member of the family Columbida . Mauritius , as a matter of fact , is in every way a typical oceanic island , and there seems to be little evidence , either physical or zoological , of its having been ever ...
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... fact that they are situated in the region of equatorial calms , immigration from the mainland is very occasional . In this way has been gradually evolved the peculiar fauna , which , although highly specialised , shows abundant evidence ...
... fact that they are situated in the region of equatorial calms , immigration from the mainland is very occasional . In this way has been gradually evolved the peculiar fauna , which , although highly specialised , shows abundant evidence ...
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... facts of nature , as well as convenient , to separate the northern portion of this extensive area as the Central American ( or Transpanamanic ) Sub - region . But as regards the southern portion , until our knowledge of the distribution ...
... facts of nature , as well as convenient , to separate the northern portion of this extensive area as the Central American ( or Transpanamanic ) Sub - region . But as regards the southern portion , until our knowledge of the distribution ...
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... fact that between the north - east corner of Honduras and Jamaica there stretches a series of more or less shallow banks , so that a comparatively slight elevation of the intervening sea- bottom would very nearly connect Jamaica with ...
... fact that between the north - east corner of Honduras and Jamaica there stretches a series of more or less shallow banks , so that a comparatively slight elevation of the intervening sea- bottom would very nearly connect Jamaica with ...
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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