CONTENTS 



XVI Behavior and Functions of the Nucleus 



lO. 



II. 



12. 



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 14- 

 15- 



Location of the macronucleus . . 



Clumping of the nucleus 



Nodulation 



Equivalence of macronuclear nodes 



Shape, size and number of nuclear nodes 



Control of nuclear behavior 



Necessity of the nucleus for oral redifferentiation 



Reconstitution of shape in relation to the nucleus 



Functioning and re-formation of vacuole and holdfast 



in enucleates 

 Behavior of enucleates . . 

 Digestion in enucleates . . 

 Survival of enucleates . . 

 Consequences of excess nucleus 

 Consequences of reduced nucleus 

 Delayed renucleation 



XVII 



Tow^ARD A Genetics of Stentor 



1. Interspecific chimeras and nuclear transplantations 



2. Racial differences 



3. Conjugation 



XVIII Species of Stentor 



XIX Techniques . . 



1 . Collecting 



2. Culturing . . 



3. Survival on slides 



4. Staining . . 



5. Cutting methods. . 



6. Grafting . . 



7. Minceration 



8. Enucleation and renucleation 



XX Extensions . . 



I. Stentor and other ciliates 



Hypotheses concerning morphog 

 Stentors and cells 

 Stentor and metazoa 

 Theoretical considerations 



Bibliography of Stentor 

 Other References Cited 

 Author Index 

 Subject Index 



of ciliates 



