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SUBJECT INDEX 



Collagenolvtic enzyme — Continued 

 collagen degradation, 679 

 connective tissues, 664 

 Collagenolytic properties, tadpole tis- 

 sues, 682 

 Collagenous fibers, exhumed teeth, 



123 

 Collagenous fibrils 



carious dentin, 200, 201 

 sound dentin, 200, 201 

 Collapse, dorsal spine, 388 

 Collapsed vertebrae, aging, 415 

 Collodion-carbon replicas, 69, 70, 71 

 Colonization of cariogenic microorgan- 

 isms, 274 

 Colony form, reef corals, 39 

 Commensalism, 6 

 Compact bone remodeling, 371 



summary, 381 

 Comparative biology, calcified tissues, 



376 

 Compensatory bone apposition, 299, 

 306 

 alveolar bone, 310 

 Complex ions, 638 

 Complexing compounds, 214; see also 



Chelating agents 

 Compression fractures, 398, 431 

 Concentration gradients, enamel dis- 

 solution, 250 

 Conchiolin, 81, 85 

 oyster shell, 32 

 Conchiolin matrix, 2 

 Conchiolinase, ABO secretion, 60 

 Concrete casings, boring, 12 

 Confluent lacunae, 547 



osteogenesis imperfecta, 549 

 Connective tissue 

 metamorphosis, 664 

 collagenolvtic enzvmes, 664 

 Contagiousness, cariogenic agent, 278 

 Contraceptive, castrated bucks, 358 

 Contractile peduncle, 6 

 Contradictory conclusions, resorptive 



states, 471 

 Controlling mechanisms, resorption, 



472 

 Conversion rate, collagen, 676 



Coral attachment, 45 



Coral block fracture, earthquake 



shocks, 47 

 (.'oral-boring bivalve, 16 

 Coral-boring polychaetes, 3 

 Coral-boring sponges, 56 

 Coral CaCOs, 27, 35 

 Coral-encrusted detritus, 50 

 Coral fallout, 46 

 Coral fauna, 37 

 Coral polyps, 26, 27, 42 

 Coral reef biotope, 50 

 Coral reef remodefing, summary, 50 

 Coral reefs, 1 



Atlantic, 6 



avalanches, 46, 47, 48, 49 



biotic zones, 35 



calcareous residue, 47 



ecology, 35 



fore-reef slope, 27, 37 



formation, 25 



frame-cementing biota, 50 



Indo-Pacific, 6 



intertidal "nick," 4 



Jamaica, 35; see also Jamaica coral 

 reefs 



Pacific Ocean, 50 



I^ed Sea, 50 



sediments, 47 



skeletal carbonates, 49 



skeletal debris, 47 



structure, 35 



subsidence and slump, 47 



summary, 50 



talus fallout, 46 



talus formation, 46 

 Coral skeletons, 1 

 Coral shdes, 46 

 Coralline algae, 37 

 Coralliophilidae, 1 

 Corals, 29 



see also Reef corals 



aragonite needles, 46 



CaCOs deposition, 27 



cavities, 45 



deep-water, 41 



effect of boring sponges, 41 



encrusting biota, 42 



