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INDEX 



Jumping spider, 272, 273 

 June beetle, 242, 256 

 jungle fowl, 456 

 Jurassic period, 617 



K 



Kala-azar, 71, 262 

 Kangaroo, 482, 611 

 Keel, bird, 435, 437 

 Keratosa, 101 

 Kerona, 64, 66 

 Kidney, 331, 538 



frog, 339, 340, 342 



man, 532, 539 



tubule, 565 

 Killdeer, 461 

 Killer whale, 464, 486 

 Kinetic energy, 511 

 King bird, 456, 462 



crab, 268, 273 



fisher, 462 



penguin, 445 



snake, 418 

 Kinglets, 462 

 Kinorhyncha, 168 

 Kissing bug, 262, 263 

 Kites, 461 



Kiwi, 433, 450, 461 

 Kneecap, 501 

 Koala, 483, 495 

 Koenenia, 279 

 Kudo, 75 



Labial palp, 232, 285 



Labium, 231, 232, 246, 247, 342 



Labrum, 250, 231, 232, 246, 247 



Labyrinthodontia, 407 



Lac insect, 255 



Lace bug, 263 



Lacerta, 430 



Lacertidae, 407, 430 



Lacewing, 229, 263 



Lacrimal bone, 437, 50U, 502 



glands, 474, 551 

 Lactase, 520 

 Lacteal, 518, 532 

 Lactic acid, 507 

 Lactose, 519 

 Ladybird beetle. 264 

 Lagomorpha, 464, 496 

 Lake trout, 361 

 Lamarck, 655, 656 

 Lamellae, 286 

 Lamellibranchiata, 300 

 Lamellicorn beetle, 248, 264 

 Lamina propria, 332 

 Lamnida, 376 

 Lamp shell. 166, 168 

 Lampreys, 324, 360-367 



adult, 363 



brook, 365 



Lampreys {Cont.) : 



circulatory system, 362 

 classification, 366 

 digestive system. 362 

 endocrine glands, 364 

 external anatomy, 360 

 muscular system, 361 

 nervous system, 362 

 oral funnel, 562 

 relations to man, 566 



to other groups, 365 

 reproduction, 364 

 respiratory system, 362 

 sea, 361 



sense organs, 363 

 skeleton, 361 

 urogenital system, 364 

 Lampropeltis, 421 

 Lampsilis, 301 

 Lampyridae, 248, 264 

 Lancelets, 316 

 Land, 631 



slugs, 292, 293 

 snail, 282 

 "Language" of the honey bee, 252 

 Langurs, 489 

 Laniidae, 462 

 Lantern fish, 393 

 Lappet, 122 

 Large intestine, 341 

 Lark, 462 

 Larva, 84, 146, 152, 154,289,290 



ciliated, 146 

 Larynx, 334, 335, 535, 537 

 Lateral line, 150, 152, 360 

 Lateralis artery, 336 



digitorum, 467 

 Lateroventral lips, 1 5 1 

 LatimcTia, 389, 390, 394 

 Latissimus dorsi, 347, 467 

 Latrodectus, 275, 278 

 Laurer's canal, 140 

 Law of independent assortment, 

 581 

 of overproduction, 649 

 of segregation, 581 

 Leaf beetle, 264 

 bug. 263 

 hopper, 264 

 roller, 264 

 Learning, 557 



earthworm, 183 

 Leatherback turtle, 407, 429 

 Lecithin, 520 



Leeches, 171, 190, 191, 192, 640 

 internal anatomy, 192 

 medicinal, 191 

 reproduction, 192 

 segmentation, 192 

 Legs, 244 



centipede, 226 

 crayfish, 200 

 frog, 327 

 grasshopper, 231, 233 



Legs {Cont.) : 

 honey bee, 244 

 insects, 244 

 Lcishmania, 70, 71 

 Lemche, H., 289 

 Lemming, 479 

 Lemur, 488, 495 

 Lemuroidea, 495 

 Lens, 179, 209, 233, 550 

 Leopard, 486 



frog, 334, 399,400 

 Lepas, 221 

 Lepidoptera, 229, 242, 246, 256, 



258, 260, 261, 264 

 Lepidosiren, 392 

 Lepisma, 262 

 Lepisosteidae, 379, 395 

 Leptodactylidae, 397 

 Leptophylopidae, 430 

 Leptorhynchoides, 161, 162 

 Leptotyphlopidae, 430 

 Leptotyphlops, 417, 430 

 Lepus, 496 

 Lethal genes, 592 

 Leucon, 98 



Leucosolenia, 93, 94, 95, 97, 100 

 Leukocytes, 85, 86, 529 

 Levels of organization, 78, 102 

 cell-level, 78 

 organ-level, 78 

 organ-system level, 78, 133 

 tissue-level, 78, 102 

 Libinia, 218 

 Lice, 261 

 Life, 14, 601-627 

 abiogenesis, 602 

 biogenesis, 602 



cycle, 239, 240, 241, 242, 308 

 history, 601 

 origin, 601 



physiochemical theory, 603 

 realms, 650 

 span of animals, 491 

 special creation, 602 

 spontaneous generation, 6C1, 

 602 

 Ligament, 503 

 Limax, 293, 301 

 Limb bud, 565 

 Limbs, 502 

 Limpet, 293 

 Limpkins, 452, 461 

 Limulus, 274, 277 

 Linea alba, 348 



Lines of growth, clam, 283, 284 

 Lineus, 164 



Lingual artery, 336, 337 

 Linguatula, 279 

 Lingula, 163, 167 

 Linkage, 584, 586 

 Linnaeus, 654, 655 

 Linyphia, 278 

 Linyphiidae, 278 

 Liobunum, 279 



