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Distribution and speciation of some carnivores ‐ 2
Author(s) -
BRINK F.H. VAN DEN
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
mammal review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.574
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2907
pISSN - 0305-1838
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2907.1973.tb00175.x
Subject(s) - canis , partition (number theory) , geography , distribution (mathematics) , humanities , ecology , ethnology , forestry , archaeology , biology , philosophy , mathematics , combinatorics , history , mathematical analysis
Summary The distribution of the jackals and of the caracal in Africa is discussed and the distribution of the serval is also taken into consideration. Starting from his earlier thesis, that the initial separation of species of Canis and Lynx should have occurred in the beginning of the Tertiary, the author argues that the present distribution of the African species can be explained by this thesis. Résumé La répartition des Chacals et du Caracal en Afrique est discutée et la répartition du Serval est également prise en considération. Reprenant sa thèse d' après laquelle la séparation primordiale des espèces des genres Canis (s.r.) et Lynx (s.l.) doit être churchée au commencement de ľâge tertiaire, ľ auteur montre que la répartition en Afrique s'explique de fa çon déductive.