Index 
345 
Display action patterns (cont.) 
of Anolis nebulosus, 275 
of Anolis sericeus, 274 
of bobbing motions, 335 
of Iguanidae, 264-266 
of Phenacosaurus heterodermus, 273 
of Sceloporns variabilis, 259-260 
subdivisions of, 272 
Display behavior. See Behavior, displays 
DLF. See Funiculus, dorsolateral 
Dopamine 
in corpus striatum, 2, 23 
in striatal complex, 2, 9 
Dorsal ventricular ridge (DVR), 3, 4 (see also 
Anterior DVR; Posterior DVR) 
afferents to, 76 
in Anniella, 28 
in birds, 4, 75 
core, 25, 26, 28, 66 
corticoid band, in Gekko, 66 
in crocodiles, 72 
embryonic development of, 23 
evolution of, 55 
in Gekkonidae, 133 
giant cells in, 25-29 
in Heloderma, 29 
homologs of, 22, 23, 26, 55, 67, 69, 133, 134 
hypertrophy of, 51 
in Lanthanotus, 29 
lesion study on, 50 
in Lialis, 27-28 
in lizards, 22-29 
in microteiids, 133 
morphology of, 66-67 
plate, 25, 26, 28 
in reptiles, 22-29, 50, 53, 71-75 
in Sphenodon, 4, 133 
in Tupinambis, 73 
in type I lizards, 67, 76 
in type II lizards, 67,76 
in Xantusia, 27-28 
in Xenosaurus, 28 
Draco (see also Snakes), lateral cortex in, 20 
DVR. See Dorsal ventricular ridge 
Ectothermy, 193-195 
Egg laying 
of Anolis carolinensis, 151, 165 
clutch size, 165, 229-230, 237-238 
egg size, 229-230, 237-238 
hatchling size, 237-238 
of Iguana iguana, 247 
ovarian cycles, 225 
shell-less, 152, 160 
Electroencephalography, 185 
Electrophysiology, 65, 69, 96 
Endothermy, 193-195 
Environmental grain, 196 
Ependymal cells, 123, 124 
Epithalamus 
in Iguana iguana, 34 
in reptiles, 31 
Escape responses of Iguana iguana, 135 
Ethoecology of Anolis nebulosus, 217 
Ethograms, 203-209 
Eublepharinae, vocalizations of, 289 
Evolution 
of analogous behavior, 204, 206 
brain, 1-4, 194-196 
of homologous behavior, 206 
lepidosaurian, 193 
Eye closing, electrical stimulation of, in Iguana 
iguana, 135 
Facial nerve, degeneration of, 94 
Fecundity, 228 
Fence lizard. See Sceloporus occidentalis 
Fitness studies 
of Iguanidae, 245 
measures of fitness, 228 
of prairie swifts, 227 
seasonal variations, 237-238 
Food supply, competition for, 236, 238 
Forebrain (see also Telencephalon) 
evolution of, 1-4, 67-76 
Frilled lizard. See Chlamydosaurus kingi 
Funiculus 
dorsolateral, 105, 109, 112, 116, 117 
ventrolateral, 105, 112 
ventromedial, 109, 112, 116 
Geckos. See Gekkonidae 
Gehyra, covert basking of, 215 
Gekko gecko 
diencephalon in, 32, 33 
dorsal cortex in, 16, 49, 65, 66 
DVR in, 49, 66 
lateral cortex in, 16, 49, 65 66 
lateral forebrain bundle in, 16 
medial cortex in, 16, 65, 66 
striatum in, 16, 49 
telencephalon in, 16, 49 
visual system of, 79, 80 
vocal cords in, 288 
Gekkonidae 
afferent connections in, 15 
commissural projections in, 73 
DVR giant cells in, 25, 27 
family characteristics of, 338 
medial cortex hypertrophy in, 18 
nucleus sphericus in, 21, 28 
septal complex in, 31 
sit-and-wait predation of, 183 
social behavior of, 254 
tectal ablation study on, 53 
tectal laminae in, 43, 46 
thalamic projections in, 36, 38, 40, 41 
vocalizations of, 287, 288, 289 
Gerrhosaurus, tectal laminae in, 46 
Gila monster. See Heloderma suspectum 
GLD. See Nucleus, dorsal lateral geniculate 
