The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Página 54
... 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 peculiar fauna , which , although highly ...
... 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 peculiar fauna , which , although highly ...
Página 65
... 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 THE NEOTROPICAL REGION 65.
... 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 THE NEOTROPICAL REGION 65.
Página 67
... mainland of America as at present constituted . To begin with the Rodents , four genera of this order are represented within its limits , and three of these are restricted to the Sub - region . Mega- lomys ( a large rat , over twelve ...
... mainland of America as at present constituted . To begin with the Rodents , four genera of this order are represented within its limits , and three of these are restricted to the Sub - region . Mega- lomys ( a large rat , over twelve ...
Página 68
... mainland of Central and South America . The only other Order of terrestrial Mammals represented in this Sub - region is the Insectivora , and this is the more remarkable because , as already shown , one of the special characters of the ...
... mainland of Central and South America . The only other Order of terrestrial Mammals represented in this Sub - region is the Insectivora , and this is the more remarkable because , as already shown , one of the special characters of the ...
Página 70
... the intervening sea- bottom would very nearly connect Jamaica with the mainland . Whether such a complete land - connection ( or only an approximation of land areas ) by this route ever existed 70 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... the intervening sea- bottom would very nearly connect Jamaica with the mainland . Whether such a complete land - connection ( or only an approximation of land areas ) by this route ever existed 70 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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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