3. Giraffes, zebras, and wildebeest fill the niche of large herbivorous mammals (in tropical grasslands from which of the following biotic provinces (as proposed by Alfred Russel Wallace)? A. the Ethiopian realm B. the Palaearctic realm C. the Nearctic realm D. the Australian realm E. the Oriental realm

3. Giraffes, zebras, and wildebeest fill the niche of large herbivorous mammals (in tropical grasslands from which of the following biotic provinces (as proposed by Alfred Russel Wallace)? A. the Ethiopian realm B. the Palaearctic realm C. the Nearctic realm D. the Australian realm E. the Oriental realm

Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)

15th Edition

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Author:Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

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Chapter16: Evidence Of Evolution

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