The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... land connection between the two areas , if it ever actually existed , took place somewhere along this line . As already mentioned in the first chapter of this volume , some writers on Geographical Distribution , especially Professor ...
... land connection between the two areas , if it ever actually existed , took place somewhere along this line . As already mentioned in the first chapter of this volume , some writers on Geographical Distribution , especially Professor ...
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... former existence of a ( now mostly submerged ) southern continent , the remains of which are represented by the land round the South Pole , while former arms stretched upwards and embraced New Zealand , Eastern 46 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... former existence of a ( now mostly submerged ) southern continent , the remains of which are represented by the land round the South Pole , while former arms stretched upwards and embraced New Zealand , Eastern 46 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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... oceanic island , and there seems to be little evidence , either physical or zoological , of its having been ever connected with any other land . SECTION X. - THE POLYNESIAN SUB - REGION The Polynesian THE AUSTRALIAN REGION 47.
... oceanic island , and there seems to be little evidence , either physical or zoological , of its having been ever connected with any other land . SECTION X. - THE POLYNESIAN SUB - REGION The Polynesian THE AUSTRALIAN REGION 47.
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... land - masses of the globe - the Mammal - fauna of Polynesia is practically non - existent , the only exception being a certain number of Bats , which are creatures able to traverse the intermediate sea - areas , and so more resembling ...
... land - masses of the globe - the Mammal - fauna of Polynesia is practically non - existent , the only exception being a certain number of Bats , which are creatures able to traverse the intermediate sea - areas , and so more resembling ...
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... land - masses of Asia and America , from which it is separated by a very deep ocean more than 2000 miles across , but also from the other larger groups of the Polynesian islands such as Samoa and the Marquesas , from which it is parted ...
... land - masses of Asia and America , from which it is separated by a very deep ocean more than 2000 miles across , but also from the other larger groups of the Polynesian islands such as Samoa and the Marquesas , from which it is parted ...
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antarctic Antelopes Arctic Armadillo Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats beds belong birds Borneo boundary Bovida Cape Carnivora Celebes Central Chimpanzee Chiroptera closely allied coast confined considerable number contains Deer distinct districts Eastern Edentates endemic entirely Ethiopian Region Europe existing extends extinct fauna forests forms genera genus Geographical Distribution greater number 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 Pinnipeds Pliocene present range recent remarkable represented restricted Rodents Sea-regions SECTION Sirenian South America Southern Sub-family Sumatra SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS Tapirs three genera total number tropical Ungulata Ungulates Viverrida Wallace's Line West African Western whole widely distributed Zealand