The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of Living and Extinct Faunas as Elucidating the Past Changes of the Earth's Surface, 1. köideHarper and brothers, 1876 - 503 pages |
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... tween the animals of adjacent districts being closely related to preceding geological changes . By the collection of such Ominute facts , alone , can we hope to fill up a great gap in the C past history of the earth as revealed by geology ,
... tween the animals of adjacent districts being closely related to preceding geological changes . By the collection of such Ominute facts , alone , can we hope to fill up a great gap in the C past history of the earth as revealed by geology ,
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... district , be it a parish , a county , or a larger extent of territory , we soon become aware that each well - marked portion of it has some peculiarities in its animal productions . If we want to find certain birds or certain insects ...
... district , be it a parish , a county , or a larger extent of territory , we soon become aware that each well - marked portion of it has some peculiarities in its animal productions . If we want to find certain birds or certain insects ...
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... district is strictly limited , their natural tendency is to roam in every direction in search of fresh pastures , or new hunting grounds . In doing so , however , they meet with many obstacles . Rocks and mountains have to be climbed ...
... district is strictly limited , their natural tendency is to roam in every direction in search of fresh pastures , or new hunting grounds . In doing so , however , they meet with many obstacles . Rocks and mountains have to be climbed ...
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... districts according as certain fruits become ripe , certain insects abundant , or as flooded tracts dry up . On the borders of the tropics and the temperate zone extends a belt of country of a more or less arid character , and liable to ...
... districts according as certain fruits become ripe , certain insects abundant , or as flooded tracts dry up . On the borders of the tropics and the temperate zone extends a belt of country of a more or less arid character , and liable to ...
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... districts where they are never seen in summer . General Remarks on Migration . - The preceding summary of the main facts of migration ( which might have been almost in- definitely extended , owing to the great mass of detailed infor ...
... districts where they are never seen in summer . General Remarks on Migration . - The preceding summary of the main facts of migration ( which might have been almost in- definitely extended , owing to the great mass of detailed infor ...
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