The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 6-10 de 41
Página 44
... show that New Zealand has not been joined directly by land with Australia recently , even in a geological sense of that term ; possibly it has never been so connected at all . To determine , therefore , the geographical affinities of ...
... show that New Zealand has not been joined directly by land with Australia recently , even in a geological sense of that term ; possibly it has never been so connected at all . To determine , therefore , the geographical affinities of ...
Página 45
... show that , although on the west , south , and east deep water extends all round , a long submerged bank , with a depth of less than 1000 fathoms , stretches along to the north - west , and connects the shallow waters round Australia ...
... show that , although on the west , south , and east deep water extends all round , a long submerged bank , with a depth of less than 1000 fathoms , stretches along to the north - west , and connects the shallow waters round Australia ...
Página 46
... shows an unmistakable affinity of various degrees to that of Australia , and more especially to the tropical part of that continent . It is , indeed , probable that the whole of the fauna of New Zealand has been originally derived from ...
... shows an unmistakable affinity of various degrees to that of Australia , and more especially to the tropical part of that continent . It is , indeed , probable that the whole of the fauna of New Zealand has been originally derived from ...
Página 49
... show distinctly Australian affinities . SECTION XI - THE HAWAIIAN SUB - REGION The Hawaiian Sub - region includes only the Sandwich Islands . This group of islands is situated in the northern part of the Pacific Ocean , and is very ...
... show distinctly Australian affinities . SECTION XI - THE HAWAIIAN SUB - REGION The Hawaiian Sub - region includes only the Sandwich Islands . This group of islands is situated in the northern part of the Pacific Ocean , and is very ...
Página 54
... shows abundant evidence of its having been derived from the nearest mainland . SECTION II - GENERAL VIEW OF THE MAMMAL - FAUNA OF THE NEOTROPICAL REGION The Neotropical Region is essentially one of luxuriant tropical vegetation , the ...
... shows abundant evidence of its having been derived from the nearest mainland . SECTION II - GENERAL VIEW OF THE MAMMAL - FAUNA OF THE NEOTROPICAL REGION The Neotropical Region is essentially one of luxuriant tropical vegetation , the ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
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