The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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... Fresh - water shells and insects Similarity of fresh - water productions all over the world - Distribution of European land and fresh - water shells -Discussion of the reasons why fresh - water productions have varied less than those of ...
... Fresh - water shells and insects Similarity of fresh - water productions all over the world - Distribution of European land and fresh - water shells -Discussion of the reasons why fresh - water productions have varied less than those of ...
Page 253
Thomas Belt. Fresh - Water Animals 253 up by the surf ; and on examining them , I found them all to belong to well - known old - world genera - Unio , Planorbis , Ancylus , and Ampullari . On this journey , all the beach was , as I have ...
Thomas Belt. Fresh - Water Animals 253 up by the surf ; and on examining them , I found them all to belong to well - known old - world genera - Unio , Planorbis , Ancylus , and Ampullari . On this journey , all the beach was , as I have ...
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... fresh - water areas have not continued as a rule through long geological periods , we can see how variation has been constantly checked by the destruc- tion , first in one part , then in another , of all the fresh - water species ; and ...
... fresh - water areas have not continued as a rule through long geological periods , we can see how variation has been constantly checked by the destruc- tion , first in one part , then in another , of all the fresh - water species ; and ...
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