10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLARCTIC»
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1
Origins: The Evolution of Continents, Oceans, and Life
As the global climate continued to deteriorate, occasional land connections
between Eurasia and Africa at times of exceptionally low sea level may have
offered holarctic animals an opportunity of escape to warmer southern latitudes.
For the ...
2
Biogeography and Ecology of the Island of Newfoundland
Species Status in Newfound- Land* Faunal type Breeding Distribution Major
climatic zone Common Loon BCR nearctic nearctic boreal/tundra Red-throated
Loon BUR arctic circumpolar holarctic boreal/tundra Arctic Loon V holarctic
almost ...
3
The Far North:: Plant Biodiversity and Ecology of Yakutia
distribution area and occur in the high-mountain belt of the temperate Holarctic (
the distribution area types are pluriregional, Holarctic, Eurasio-American,
Holarctic- Notarctic, Eurasian, Asian, Asian-North American). The arctic-alpine
lichens, ...
distribution area and occur in the high-mountain belt of the temperate Holarctic (
the distribution area types are pluriregional, Holarctic, Eurasio-American,
Holarctic- Notarctic, Eurasian, Asian, Asian-North American). The arctic-alpine
lichens, ...
A. P. Isaev E. I. Troeva (M. M. Cherosov), 2010
5
Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal ...
Figure 2.9 The adult Holarctic blue bottle fly (Calliphora vomitoria) is similar in
size and appearance to the European blue bottle fly. The thorax is a dusty blue,
with a metallic abdomen. The dark bucca is in contrast to the orange-yellow ...
Jason H. Byrd, James L. Castner, 2009
6
Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians: A Global Perspective
biogeographers (e.g., Lemee, 1967;Takhtajan, 1978) even denied the Palearctic
and Nearctic as distinct regions; others recognized them as separate parts of the
Holarctic (e.g., De Lattin, 1967; Emeljanov, 1974; P. Miiller, 1986). The latter ...
William E. Duellman, 1999
7
Biogeography in a Changing World
If we are able to associate the nodes in the Holarctic example with some time
estimate (Figure 6.5a), we could observe that the inferred vicariance events and
their associated widespread distributions correspond to periods when the
Holarctic ...
Malte C. Ebach, Raymond S. Tangney, 2006
8
The Speciation and Biogeography of Birds
Thick-billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha Chihuahua Pine Nearctic Great
Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Spruce, Pine and other seeds
Palaearctic Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Berries, especially Rowan
Holarctic ...
9
Advances in Parasitology
Species richness is reflected for global diversity, distributions across the Holarctic
and those that are endemic to either the Nearctic or the Palaearctic Parasite
taxon Host association Distribution Species diversitya Processesb ...
10
Assessment of Species Diversity in the Atlantic Maritime Ecozone
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus (Lin- naeus, 1758)) Boreal (Holarctic) B,
M,W B, M B, M,W M,W M Labrador Duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius Boreal (
Nearctic) M(Ex) M(Ex) M(Ex) Speciesa Faunal elementb AME Quebec (AME)c ...
Donald F. McAlpine, Ian M. Smith, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLARCTIC»
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Holarctic is used in the context of the following news items.
Flight Lines: Swallows are all around us
... anywhere an erodible vertical space is present across a broad swath of Canada and the U.S. It's a Holarctic species with a huge distribution. «West Fargo Pioneer, Jul 15»
A new species and new information to help ducks, geese and swans
... this special issue the most current and comprehensive scientific publication on duck, goose and swan conservation across the Holarctic. «Surfbirds News, Dec 14»
New to nature: No 132 Empis vockerothi
Most of the 2,000 or so species of dance flies are found in the Holarctic region. Males of the European species Hilara maura present females ... «The Guardian, Aug 14»
Nearest ancestor of living bears discovered from Gansu, China
Ancestral ursine fossils, especially those of Ursavus, are frequently found in Holarctic Miocene deposits, but mainly represented by teeth and ... «Phys.Org, Aug 14»
Ischyromyid rodents found from the Eocene of Erlian Basin in Nei …
The ischyromyids are the most primitive rodents that have a Holarctic Paleogene distribution. Members of the family are predominant in ... «Phys.Org, Dec 13»
Woolly mammoth extinction due to warming climate
They were widespread throughout the Holarctic during the Late Pleistocene (approximately 116–12,000 years ago). Recently, a number of ... «The Guardian, Sep 13»
Unexpected Tick-borne Illness Cropping Up in Northeastern US
"In North American sites, and indeed globally across the Holarctic where Lyme disease and HGA are commonly zoonotic, clinicians need to be ... «AAFP News Now, Jul 13»
Bird bits: Pacific wren - a loud-mouthed, stubby, brown bird
Winter wrens, as these were once called, have a holarctic distribution. In 2008, scientists determined that there existed a distinct DNA, song ... «Juneau Empire, Jun 13»
Raven research defies common wisdom on 'species'
Members of the Holarctic, or northern, group — which has a remarkably ... Indeed, the difference between the Holarctic ravens group and the ... «Baltimore Sun, Feb 13»
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week #36
Their shape and form gave them the nickname "pigeon hawk" in N America. Merlins breed in the N Holarctic with some migrating to subtropical ... «National Geographic, Feb 13»
