The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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at any period of their history , been joined to the mainland , and that , owing to the
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 ...
at any period of their history , been joined to the mainland , and that , owing to the
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 ...
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There is , however , no doubt that the Antilles or West Indies ( excluding Trinidad
and the other islands off the coast of Venezuela , which are connected with the
mainland by quite shallow water ) form E a very well - marked Sub - region , in ...
There is , however , no doubt that the Antilles or West Indies ( excluding Trinidad
and the other islands off the coast of Venezuela , which are connected with the
mainland by quite shallow water ) form E a very well - marked Sub - region , in ...
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... fauna of the Antillean Sub - region is exceedingly poor , so poor , indeed , that
it seems almost doubtful whether the islands of which it is composed have ever
been directly connected with the mainland of America as at present constituted .
... fauna of the Antillean Sub - region is exceedingly poor , so poor , indeed , that
it seems almost doubtful whether the islands of which it is composed have ever
been directly connected with the mainland of America as at present constituted .
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A peculiar species of agouti ( Dasyprocta cristata ) is found in two of the Lesser
Antilles - St . Vincent and St. Thomas ; the other members of this genus belong to
the mainland of Central and South America . The only other Order of terrestrial ...
A peculiar species of agouti ( Dasyprocta cristata ) is found in two of the Lesser
Antilles - St . Vincent and St. Thomas ; the other members of this genus belong to
the mainland of Central and South America . The only other Order of terrestrial ...
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... 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 seabottom would very nearly connect Jamaica with the mainland .
... 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 seabottom would very nearly connect Jamaica with the mainland .
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| 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 California |
| Digitalizado | 2 Jul. 2008 |
| Largo | 335 páginas |
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