Cumulative Subject Index 



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Lifespan 



ofcattle, 5, 57-65, 70-71 



of cavy, 3, 12, 13 



ofceIls,2, 216, 227;3, 5 



of Cervus elaphus, 5, 92-94 



of chaffinch, 3, 9 



of Chiropodomys gliroides, 5, 96 



of Citellus pygmaeus, 5, 97 



of cockroaches, 5, 253-254 



of deer, 3, 12; 5,91-94 



of dingoes, 3, 12 



of dogs, 3, 12, 13, 14, 17; 5, 134 



of Dipodomys heermani, 5, 96 



of Dolichotis patagona, 3, 12, 13 



of Drosophila subobscura, 5, 262, 266 



of elephants, 1, 244 



of EngHsh thoroughbred horses, 5, 35- 



56 

 offinch, 5, 99, 103 

 offish, 1,28, 29; 3, 9, 15-16 



characteristics of long, 5, 217-218 



in captivity, 5, 212-230 



in Nature, 5, 142-180 



of different species, 5, 219-224 

 of flies, 5, 105 

 ofgoats, 3, 13, 14, 36 

 ofgoldfish,3, 9;5, 223 

 of guppies, 3, 15-16, 30-31 

 of Hafling mares, 5, 43 

 of hamsters, 1, 177 

 of herons, 5, 99 

 of Hokkaido ponies, 5, 43 

 of horses, 5, 35-56, 65-69 

 of housefly, 5, 249-262, 287-288 



sex difi'erences in, 5, 255-259 

 of human beings, actuarial aspects, 



5, 2-20 

 of humming-birds, 5, 105 

 of inbred strains, 3, 13, 119-120, 121 

 of insects, 5, 105 

 of Lagonostica senegala, 5, 99 

 of Lebistes reticulatus, 3, 15-16, 30-31 

 of Lipitsa horses, 5, 43 

 of lizards, 3, 26, 27 

 of lupus, 3, 12 

 of mammals, 3, 9, 10 

 of mammals in Nature, 5, 90-105 

 of man and woman compared, 5, 10-1 1, 



16 

 of Megadyptes antipodes, 5, 100 

 of mice, 1, 177; 3, 9; 5, 95-96, 287 

 of Microtus, 3, 10 

 of mosquitoes, 5, 105 

 of Muntiacus muntjac, 3, 12 

 of Mus, 3, 9 



of Myotis mystacinus, 5, 97 

 of nilghaie, 3, 12 

 of Odocoileus hemionus, 5, 92-94 

 ofowls, 5, 99 

 of Ovis dalli, 5, 92-94 

 of Ovis musimon, 3, 13, 14 

 of Paramecium, 3, 16 

 of parent and progeny correlated, 5, 



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Lifespan 



of Parus major, 5, 100 



of Passer domesticus, 5, 99 



of Passerines, 5, 99-100 



of Perognathus, 3, 9, 10 



of Peromyscus, 3, 9, 10 



of Peromyscus leucopus, 5, 95-96 



of rabbits, 1, 181 ; 3, 11 ; 5, 97 



of Rangifer articus, 5, 92-94 



of rats, 1, 177, 178, 179, 180; 5, 95-96, 

 251-252 

 eff'ect of diet, 5, 78 

 eff"ect of disease, 5, 72-89 



of red cells, 2, 217, 233, 234, 238, 239, 

 241,245 



of sheep, 3, 12, 13, 14, 15; 5, 91-94 



of shrews, 5, 97 



of Sorex araneus, 5, 97 



of souslik, 5, 97 



of sparrows, 5, 99 



of Sterna hirundo, 5, 97-99 



of Strix aluco, 5, 99 



of swifts, 5, 100, 103, 104 



of terns, 5, 97-99, 104 



of tits, 5, 100 



of Tokophyra, 1, 187, 191 



of trout, 1,29; 5,222, 265 



of twins, 3, 140, 141 



of ungulates, 5, 91-95 



of vertebrates, 3, 9, 10, 11-17 



of wolfhound, 3, 12, 13 



of wolves, 3, 12, 14 



relationship to index of cephalization, 

 5, 123-125 



relationship with growth, 5, 160-166 



sex difi'erences in, 3, 30 



sexual maturity and, 1, 29, 30 

 Life-tables, 1, 9-10; 5, 9-11 



limitations of, 5, 11-12, 18 

 Light, effect on ageing of leaves, 2, 211 



efi'ect on deer antler growth, 2, 181- 

 182 

 Liver, carcinoma of, 3, 106, 107, 113 



foetal, glucose production in, 2, 136, 

 145 

 relationship with placenta, 2, 108, 

 109 



glycogen storage in, age efi"ects of, 2, 

 23-25, 27, 29 



in fish, 5, 227 



mitochondria in, 2, 101 

 Liver disease, in Africans, 3, 107-111, 

 188-190 



infish, 5, 215-216 

 Lizards, metabolism and lifespan in, 3, 26, 

 27 



parasites in, 3, 33 

 Longevity (see also Lifespan) 



onset of disease and, 5, 72-89 

 Longitudinal studies, 3, 163-164, 172, 173, 



174 

 Look-down, lifespan of, 5, 221 

 Lophius piscatorius, elastase in, 1, 99 

 Lovettia seali, mortality rate of, 5, 146 



