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Index 
Calls 
barking, 287, 298 
chirping, 287-296, 298 
churring, 287-292, 296, 298 
clicking, 298 
hissing, 287, 311 
integumentary sounds, 287, 288 
squeaking, 287, 288, 289, 296 
squealing, 287 
Calotes, lateral cortex in, 20 
Camp, Charles L., 55, 56 
Caretta, retinal target nucleus in, 38 
Central nervous system (see also Brain; specific 
structures), evolution of, 51-55 
Cerebellum 
in amphibians, 50 
in mammals, 54 
in reptiles, 50, 53 
in Tupinambis, 14 
volume of, 48 
Chameleonidae 
color change of, 257 
dorsal thalamus in, 40 
family characteristics of, 338 
medial cortex in, 15 
nucleus sphericus in, 21 
sit-and-wait predation of, 183 
social behavior of, 254 
tectal laminae in, 41, 45, 46 
Ckelonia (see also Turtles), retinal nucleus in, 38 
Chelydra (see also Turtles), optic tectum in, 46 
Chlamydosaurus kingi, aggressive display of, 
255-256 
Chromatolysis, retrograde, 106, 112 
Chrysemys (see also Turtles) 
hypothalamic fibers in, 17 
medial cortex pathways in, 17 
striatal projections in, 39 
Chuckwala. See Sauromalus obesus 
Circadian rhythm, 210, 212, 216 
Cnemidophorus tigris 
color discrimination of, 174 
thermoregulatory behavior of, 178 
CNS. See Central nervous system 
Coleonyx variegatus, pattern discrimination of, 175 
Collared lizard. See Crotaphytus collaris 
Color discrimination, 174 
Commissural cells, 107 
Commissure 
anterior, 71, 73, 75 
dorsal, 67, 76 
hippocampal, 71-76 
rostral, 67 
Communication. See Behavior, communication 
Cordylidae, DVR in, 28 
family characteristics of, 339 
Cordylus, tectal laminae in, 46 
Corpus callosum (mammalian), 65, 67, 76 
Corpus striatum (see also Dorsal ventricular ridge) 
of mammals, 1-3 
Cortex, cingulate (mammalian), 133 
Cortex, dorsal (see also specific taxa) 
afferents to, 73, 75 
in birds, 75 
efferents from, 73, 75 
homologs of, 75, 76 
in lizards, 18 
multipolar cells in, 66 
in reptiles, 53, 71-76 
Cortex, lateral (see also specific taxa) 
description of, 19-21 
fusiform cells in, 66 
multipolar cells in, 66 
polygonal cells in, 66 
pyramid (double) cells in, 66 
stellate cells in, 66 
Cortex, limbic, 4, 133 
Cortex, medial (see also specific taxa) 
afferents to, 15 
candelabra cells in, 66 
double pyramid cells in, 66 
goblet cells in, 66 
homologs of, 16 
in lizards, 15-18 
in reptiles, 53 
Corythophanes hemandezii, threat display of, 256 
Cotylosaurus, evolution of, 5 
Crocodiles (see also Alligator; Caiman) 
nucleus reuniens in, 39 
photic stimulation of dorsal cortex in, 18 
Crotaphytus, foraging of, 183 
Crotaphytus collaris 
aggressive display of, 261 
brightness discrimination of, 174 
thermoregulatory behavior of, 176 
Ctenosaura hemolopha, T-maze learning of, 175 
Curl-tail lizard. See Leiocephalus carinatus 
Degeneration, neural, 92, 106 (see also Ablation 
studies) 
Dendrites, 121, 124, 125, 128 
Desert iguana. See Dipsosaurus dorsalis 
Dibamidae, family characteristics of, 338 
Dibamus 
dorsal cortex in, 18 
DVR in, 28 
Diencephalon (see also Epithalamus; Hypothala- 
mus; Thalamus; Pretectum) 
connections of, 15 
in lizards, 31 
in reptiles, 31-41 
Dinosaur, 5, 6 
Diplodactylinae, vocalizations of, 289 
Dipsosaurus dorsalis 
brightness discrimination of, 174 
covert basking of, 215 
thermoregulatory behavior of, 176-177 
Display action patterns 
of Agamidae, 264-266 
of Anolis limifrons, 276 
of Anolis lineatopus neckeri, 274 
