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. köideHafner Publishing Company, 1962 |
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Page 196
... abundant all over Europe , the common frog ( Rana temporaria ) extending to the extreme north . The newts ( Triton ) are also very abundant and widely spread , though not ranging so far north as the frogs . The genera Bom- binator ( a ...
... abundant all over Europe , the common frog ( Rana temporaria ) extending to the extreme north . The newts ( Triton ) are also very abundant and widely spread , though not ranging so far north as the frogs . The genera Bom- binator ( a ...
Page 318
... abundant . The sketch here very briefly given , must be supplemented by an examination of the tables of distribution ... abundant , and the latter especially forms a conspicuous feature in the entomo- logical aspect of the country ; the ...
... abundant . The sketch here very briefly given , must be supplemented by an examination of the tables of distribution ... abundant , and the latter especially forms a conspicuous feature in the entomo- logical aspect of the country ; the ...
Page 344
... abundant and characteristic . The Longicorns , as in all continental forest regions near the equator , are very abundant and in endlessly varied forms . No less than 55 genera containing about 200 species are peculiar to this sub ...
... abundant and characteristic . The Longicorns , as in all continental forest regions near the equator , are very abundant and in endlessly varied forms . No less than 55 genera containing about 200 species are peculiar to this sub ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 10 |
Means of Dispersal of Mammalia p 10Climate as a Limit to the Range | 17 |
CHAPTER III | 35 |
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