Science, Volume 22John Michels (Journalist) American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1905 - Science |
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... genera been imposed upon literature more by reverence for his name than through any exact application borne by them . This being true in many cases , and Simia satyrus of the tenth edition not being cer- tainly identifiable , rather ...
... genera been imposed upon literature more by reverence for his name than through any exact application borne by them . This being true in many cases , and Simia satyrus of the tenth edition not being cer- tainly identifiable , rather ...
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... genera occur within these limits , while two more occur in Alaska and one more in New England , making nineteen genera in all from the United States territory in North America , or over four fifths of the known genera . In this ...
... genera occur within these limits , while two more occur in Alaska and one more in New England , making nineteen genera in all from the United States territory in North America , or over four fifths of the known genera . In this ...
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... genera occur in the northern Pacific . In the southern hemisphere , where the temperature conditions are favorable to the growth of these algæ , as is shown by the prodigious size attained there by Macrocystis , and by its extreme ...
... genera occur in the northern Pacific . In the southern hemisphere , where the temperature conditions are favorable to the growth of these algæ , as is shown by the prodigious size attained there by Macrocystis , and by its extreme ...
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... genera of our Panama list , no fewer than 170 , are common to both oceans . ' Fifty- four out of a total of 374 , or 144 per cent . , of the Pacific coast species are identical with Atlantic coast species . I have just finished a ...
... genera of our Panama list , no fewer than 170 , are common to both oceans . ' Fifty- four out of a total of 374 , or 144 per cent . , of the Pacific coast species are identical with Atlantic coast species . I have just finished a ...
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... genera of fresh - water fishes of the Pacific slope are peculiar to it ; all the rest are identical with Atlantic slope genera . Even many species are identical on the two sides . The indica- tions are that in the main the Pacific slope ...
... genera of fresh - water fishes of the Pacific slope are peculiar to it ; all the rest are identical with Atlantic slope genera . Even many species are identical on the two sides . The indica- tions are that in the main the Pacific slope ...
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