The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... mammals or Eutheria occupy the rest of the world . Again , after examining the distribution of the seven Orders of typical mammals , we remark the following significant facts : - 1. The absence of Insectivores in South America . 2. The ...
... mammals or Eutheria occupy the rest of the world . Again , after examining the distribution of the seven Orders of typical mammals , we remark the following significant facts : - 1. The absence of Insectivores in South America . 2. The ...
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... 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 . Australia , New Guinea , and islands up to Wallace's line . adjacent I ...
... 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 . Australia , New Guinea , and islands up to Wallace's line . adjacent I ...
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... mammals , at any rate , are concerned , is the presence of Marsupials 1 " Geographical Distribution of Animals , " vol . i . , chap . iv . in both regions . But the Marsupials of Australia seem 8 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... mammals , at any rate , are concerned , is the presence of Marsupials 1 " Geographical Distribution of Animals , " vol . i . , chap . iv . in both regions . But the Marsupials of Australia seem 8 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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... 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 , and afterwards on the inter ...
... 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 , and afterwards on the inter ...
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... mammals of the Oriental and Ethio- pian Regions is due rather to a similarity in their origin , than to any sort of direct connection between the two regions . To sum up the subject we add a table of the numbers of orders , families ...
... mammals of the Oriental and Ethio- pian Regions is due rather to a similarity in their origin , than to any sort of direct connection between the two regions . To sum up the subject we add a table of the numbers of orders , families ...
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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