| Richard Owen - 2003 - 472 páginas
...season be gradually prolonged, the large Mammal will suffer from the drought sooner than the small one; if such alteration of climate affect the quantity...kinds conceal themselves and escape. Small quadrupeds are more prolific than large ones. Those of the bulk of the Mastodons, Megatheria, Glyptodons, and... | |
| Royal Institution of Great Britain - 1862 - 572 páginas
...season be gradually prolonged, the large mammal will suffer from the drought sooner than the small one ; if such alteration of climate affect the quantity...than large ones. Those of the bulk of the mastodons. rnegatheria, glyptodons, and diprotodons, are uniparous. The actual presence, therefore, of small species... | |
| 1858 - 950 páginas
...season be gradually prolonged, the large mammal will suffer from the drought sooner than the small one : if such alteration of climate affect the quantity...the effects of stinted nourishment; if new enemies are introduced, the large and conspicuous quadruped or bird will fall a prey, while the smaller species... | |
| 998 páginas
...season be gradually prolonged, the large mammal will suffer from the drought sooner than the small one; if such alteration of climate affect the quantity...the effects of stinted nourishment; if new enemies are introduced, the large and conspicuous quadruped or bird will fall a prey, whilst the smaller species... | |
| 1852 - 960 páginas
...mammal will suffer from the drought sooner than the small one ; if such alteration of climate affect quantity of vegetable food, the bulky Herbivore will first feel the effects of the stinted nourishment ; if new enemies are introduced, the large and conspicuous quadruped or bird... | |
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