The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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... Tropical Habitats 160 4.5 . Notes on Plant - Ant Interactions in the Tropics . 164 5. Distribution Patterns of Insects in Tropical Habitats 173 5.1 . The Concept of Local Adaptation . 173 5.2 . 5.3 . Examples of Habitat Differentiation ...
... Tropical Habitats 160 4.5 . Notes on Plant - Ant Interactions in the Tropics . 164 5. Distribution Patterns of Insects in Tropical Habitats 173 5.1 . The Concept of Local Adaptation . 173 5.2 . 5.3 . Examples of Habitat Differentiation ...
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... tropical forest eco- systems . Tropical forest research is conducted primarily by the following organizations of the Smithsonian : the National Museum of Natural History , the Smithsonian Tropical Research In- stitute ( STRI ) in Panama ...
... tropical forest eco- systems . Tropical forest research is conducted primarily by the following organizations of the Smithsonian : the National Museum of Natural History , the Smithsonian Tropical Research In- stitute ( STRI ) in Panama ...
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... tropical forests , there is even less information on the potential consequences of the widescale loss of this habitat . There has been much discussion about the effects of tropical deforestation on wildlife , quality of life for tropical ...
... tropical forests , there is even less information on the potential consequences of the widescale loss of this habitat . There has been much discussion about the effects of tropical deforestation on wildlife , quality of life for tropical ...
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... Tropical Ecology 2 : 55–72 . Lugo , A. E. , Schmidt , R. & Brown , S. ( 1981 ) . Tropical forests of the Caribbean . Ambio 10 : 318-24 . Mares , M. A. ( 1992 ) . Neotropical mammals and the myth of Amazonian biodiversity . Science 255 ...
... Tropical Ecology 2 : 55–72 . Lugo , A. E. , Schmidt , R. & Brown , S. ( 1981 ) . Tropical forests of the Caribbean . Ambio 10 : 318-24 . Mares , M. A. ( 1992 ) . Neotropical mammals and the myth of Amazonian biodiversity . Science 255 ...
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... tropical Oriental and non - tropical Palaearctic Regions . Botanists have generally placed the boundary near the Tropic of Cancer ( e.g. 22 ° 30ʻN ; Zhu 2013 ) , but vertebrate zoologists have generally put it much further north , at ...
... tropical Oriental and non - tropical Palaearctic Regions . Botanists have generally placed the boundary near the Tropic of Cancer ( e.g. 22 ° 30ʻN ; Zhu 2013 ) , but vertebrate zoologists have generally put it much further north , at ...
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