Index 
347 
Lacerta 
embryonic development of telencephalon in, 23 
pretectum in, 37 
retinal projections in, 36 
tectal laminae in, 43 
Lacerta sicula, optic tectum in, 44 
Lacerta vivipara, visual system of, 79, 80 
Lacertidae 
DVR in, 28 
family characteristics of, 339 
social behavior of, 254 
Lacertid pattern of brain characters, 45, 46, 51, 56 
Lamina terminalis, 76 
Lanthanotidae, family characteristics of, 339 
Lanthanotus 
diencephalon in, 21 
DVR in, 29 
tectal laminae in, 46 
Lateral forebrain bundle 
AChE activity of, 30 
efferents from, 39 
Learning behavior 
color discrimination, 174 
exploring, 179 
maze solving, 173, 175, 179 
pattern discrimination, 173, 174, 175 
reinforcements for, 173, 174-175, 180 
temperature dependence of, 173, 174, 175, 176 
wheel running, 173, 178 
Lehrman, Daniel S., 149, 150 
Leiocephalus carinatus signalling of, 262 
Leiocephalus schreibersi, sit-and-wait predation of, 
184, 185 
Lesion studies (see also Ablation studies) 
of dorsal column nuclei, 92, 93 
in dorsal cortex, 71, 72 
of DVR, 50 
hypothalamic, 186 
in medial cortex, 16 
in optic tectum, 45 
spinal (see also Spinal hemisection) , 106, 112 
stereotaxic, 126, 127, 130 
striatal complex, 4, 8 
thalamic, 17, 23, 127, 130 
in trigeminal nucleus (birds), 24 
Lialis, DVR in, 27, 28 
Light, influence on behavior, 188, 210-211 
Limb development, 91, 92, 93 
Limbic system (mammalian), 69, 73 
Lizard (see also specific genera) 
evolution of, 7 
Locomotion 
of Iguana iguana, 135 
of Tupinambis nigropunctatus, 115, 117 
Mammalian evolution, 1, 3, 5-7, 9, 11, 52 
Mammal-like reptiles. See Synapsida 
Marine iguana. See Amblyrhynchus cristatus 
Marking-recapturing demographic studies, 227-241 
Marking-resighting studies on Varanus komodoensis, 
302 
Medial lemniscus, homologs of, 93-102 
Medial longitudinal fasciculus, 108, 109, 112, 113, 114 
Medulla 
connections to, 54 
in reptiles, 50 
in Tupinambis, 14 
Medullary lamina, 29 
Mesencephalon. See Optic tectum 
Metabolic scope, 194 
Metabolism of Iguana iguana, 245-250 
Midbrain. See Optic tectum 
MLF. See Medial longitudinal fasciculus 
Monitor lizard. See Varanus 
Morphology of the spinal cord, 106-109, 118, 119 
Motoneurons, spinal, organization of, 105-118 
Motor system evolution, 105, 118-119 
Musculature 
axial, 106, 107 
extremity, 105 
limb, 106, 117, 118 
trunk, 105, 106, 107, 117 
Natrix (see also Snakes), corticoseptal projections 
in, 30 
Neocortex 
connections of, 51 
evolution of 3, 4, 55, 133, 134 
homologs of 
in anamniotic vertebrates, 68 
in birds, 48, 69, 75 
in lizards, 18, 55 
in reptiles, 22, 48, 67, 69, 70, 75 
in turtles, 18 
Netted dragon. See Amphibolurus retieulatus 
Neurobiology, comparative, 11 
Neurotechniques (see also Stain) 
autoradiography, 13-14, 80-81 
histochemistry, 13 
histofluorescence, 2 
Niches (see also Habitats) 
desert, 59 
humid forest, 193 
reptilian, present-day, 7, 11 
for small active animals, 193 
Night lizards. See Xanthusiidae 
Noble, G. K., 164 
Norepinephrine, 9 
Nuclei 
amygdaloid, homologs of, 14-15 
brainstem, 105, 112 
dorsal column, 91, 92, 94-95, 96, 98 
lateral geniculate, in Tupinambis nigropunctatus, 
83 
optic, 38 
pretectal, 41, 87 
septal 
fiber systems of, 30 
in Gekko gecko, 16, 49 
in Heloderma, 21 
in Iguana iguana, 17, 19, 20 
in Lanthanotus, 21 
