The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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... ANIMAL LIFE ( P.Gu./Ed . ) The Himalayas , stretching from east to west , form a bar- rier largely preventing the movement of animals south- ward or northward . Thus , Asia north of the Himalayas , with parts of western Asia and most of ...
... ANIMAL LIFE ( P.Gu./Ed . ) The Himalayas , stretching from east to west , form a bar- rier largely preventing the movement of animals south- ward or northward . Thus , Asia north of the Himalayas , with parts of western Asia and most of ...
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... Animal ( B.G.S./L.B.Sm . ) Animal behaviour ( ethology ) includes any activity of an intact organism . A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive , and all animals must solve the same basic problems . They must , for ...
... Animal ( B.G.S./L.B.Sm . ) Animal behaviour ( ethology ) includes any activity of an intact organism . A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive , and all animals must solve the same basic problems . They must , for ...
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... animal's sensory field . Yet , if an animal reacts non- selectively to all phenomena such as rustling leaves , thun- der , snapping twigs , and the sudden appearance of harm- less animals , those phenomena that are significant to the ...
... animal's sensory field . Yet , if an animal reacts non- selectively to all phenomena such as rustling leaves , thun- der , snapping twigs , and the sudden appearance of harm- less animals , those phenomena that are significant to the ...
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