RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1845.05. The fact, as shown in my Journal of Behrings Straits, being the passage point of the Mammifers. CUL-DAR205.4.39. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10. 2021. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.4 contains notes on geographical distribution and species.
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The fact, as shown in my Journal of Behrings Straits, being the passage point of the Mammifers from Old to new World, I suspect, interesting with respect to the separation, as said by Hooker of plants at Baffins Bay
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The temperate Pacific long disconnected from the temperate Atlantic
If that be so explains connection of U. States Flora & Japan
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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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