Index 
Note : Page numbers appearing in bold face type indicate major discussions. 
Ablation studies (see also Lesion studies) 
effects on display behavior, 8 
effects on feeding behavior, 54 
effects on visually guided predation, 53 
telencephalic, 70 
Abronia deppei, threat display of, 256 
Acetylcholinesterase distribution, 1, 2, 3 
description of method, 13 
for Iguana dorsal cortex, 18 
for Iguana DVR, 23 
for Iguana iguana telencephalon, 20 
AChE. See Acetylcholinesterase distribution 
Acoustic behavior. See Behavior, acoustic 
Activity rhythms, and thermoregulation, 186-195 
ADVR. See Anterior DVR 
Aerobic capacity of reptiles, 191-192 
Agama agama 
basking posture of, 215 
color change of, 257 
ethograms for, 208 
social behavior of, 217 
Agama caucasica 
medial cortex in, 18 
visual responses of, 18 
Agama savignyi 
color change of, 257 
dewlap display of, 259 
Agamidae 
family characteristics of, 338 
signature displays of, 238 
sit-and-wait predation of, 183 
social behavior of, 254 
Aggressive behavior. See Behavior, aggressive 
Alligator mississippiensis, diencephalon in, 31 
Amblyrhynchus cristatus 
aggressive display of, 257 
nesting behavior of, 255 
territorial behavior of, 257-259 
Ameiva chrysolaema, foraging of, 184, 185 
American chameleon. See Anolis carolinensis 
Amphibian-reptilian transition, 48 
Amphibians, tectal projections in, 68 
Amphibolurus barbatus, aggressive display of, 256 
Amphibolurus inermis, sit-and-wait predation of, 183 
Amphibolurus muricatus, submissive behavior of, 262 
Amphibolorus pictus, social behavior of, 217 
Amphibolurus reticulatus, pushup display of, 261, 263 
Amphisbaenidae, family characteristics of, 339 
Amygdaloid nuclei, homologs of, 15 
Androgen, 149, 160 
Anelytropsis 
dorsal cortex in, 18 
optic tectum in, 46 
Anguidae 
DVR asymmetry in, 28 
family characteristics of, 339 
social behavior of, 254 
Anguis fragilis, parietal eye in, 188 
Anniella 
dorsal cortex in, 18 
DVR in, 28 
Anolis 
display diversity of, 269-284 
ecology of, 269-270 
Anolis aenetLS, display behavior of, 218 
Anolis carolinensis 
aggressive behavior of, 149, 153-158 
assertion-challenge behavior of, 8, 9, 153, 154, 156 
copulation of, 164, 166, 167 
courtship behavior of, 149, 153-164, 170 
display behavior of, 155, 156 
estrous cycle of, 164-168 
ethograms for, 208 
hyoid apparatus in, 162 
ovarian cycles of, 225 
parietal eye in, 187 
refractory period of, 168-169, 170 
reproductive cycle of, 149, 161 
species-typical behavior, 7, 8 
striatal complex, 8 
submissive behavior of, 163, 155 
taste discrimination of, 174 
territorial behavior of, 8, 161, 163, 164 
visual system in, 9, 79, 80 
Anolis limifrons 
dewlapping of, 281 
display action patterns of, 276 
head bobbing of, 280, 281 
signature display of, 279, 281 
Anolis lineatopus neckeri, signature display of, 274 
Anolis nebulosus 
covert basking of, 216 
crowding study on, 217 
signature display of, 274-276, 277, 278, 280 
threat display of, 267 
Anolis opalinus 
dewlapping of, 273 
head bobbing of, 273, 280 
Anolis sericeus, signature display of, 274 
Anolis townsendi, dewlapping of, 262 
Anoxia in reptiles, 191-192 
Ansa lenticularis 
homologs of, 35 
projections to, 30 
Anterior DVR, 3 
in birds, 121 
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