Index 
351 
Subpallium {see also Striatum; Nuclei, septal), 14, 
29-31 
Succinate dehydrogenase, 13, 18, 19, 23 
Synapsida 
evolution of, 1, 5-7, 9 
foraging of, 193 
Target cells 
in DVR, 23, 48, 69 
in lateral cortex, 19 
medullary, 95 
in nucleus rotundus, 70 
of pretectal nuclei, 41 
retinal, 38, 68 
spinal, 105, 118, 119 
in Tupinambis nigropunctatus, 88 
Taxonomy, 337-339 
Tectal laminae, afferents to, 52 
Tectum. See Optic tectum 
Tegmentum 
in amphibians, 50 
lesion study on, 92 
projections from, in chrysemys, 17 
projections to, 31, 49 
in reptiles, 50 
Tegu lizard. See Tupinambis nigropunctatus 
Teiidae 
accessory olfactory bulb in, 21 
brain-body ratio of, 51 
dorsal ventricular ridge in, 29, 51 
family characteristics of, 338 
foraging of, 184 
nucleus rotundus in, 40 
nucleus sphericus in, 23 
predatory behavior of, 51 
social behavior of, 254 
sulcus neo-aristriaticus in, 23 
tectal laminae in, 45, 46 
Telencephalon (see also Forebrain; Pallium; 
Subpallium) 
in anamniotic vertebrates, 68 
description of, 14-31 
efferents from, 54, 69 
embryonic development of, 14, 23 
evolution of, 48-55 
in Gekko gecko, 65-67, 71 
homologs of, 68 
in Iguana iguana, 65-67 
organization of, in Gekko, 71 
projections from, 23 
Television monitoring, 209, 210, 270, 271 
Terminal debris, 113, 114 
Terminal degeneration, 92, 93, 123 
Terminal fields, spinal, 105, 106, 116, 118 
Testicular recrudescence of Anolis carolinensis, 211 
Thalamotelencephalic projections in reptiles, 69-70 
Thalamus 
description of, 33-40 
dorsal 
afferents to, 75 
efferents from, 73, 75 
Varanus komodoensis (cont.) 
lesion studies of, 69 
projections to, 68, 72 
retinal fiber terminals in, 79, 81, 84-86 
evolution of, 52 
in Gekko gecko, 32, 33 
homologs of, 33 
in Iguana iguana, 34 
lesion studies of, 17 
projections from, 23 
in reptiles, 50 
retinal fiber terminals in, 80 
spinal projections to, 99-101 
target cells in, 48 
in Tupinambis nigropunctatus, 83 
ventral, 
retinal fiber terminals in, 79, 81, 84, 87, 93, 100 
Thamnophis, corticoseptal projections in, 30 
Thamnophis sirtalis, retinal projections in, 80 
Thecodonts, 6 
Therapsida, evolution of, 5-6, 11, 48, 49 
Thermal gradient studies, 176-178, 184 
Thermoregulation {see also Behavior, 
thermoregulatory ) 
activity cycles and, 186-187 
diurnal cycle for OR studies, 152 
evolution of, 194-195 
infiuence of parietal eye, 187-188 
Thigmotaxic tendency, 216, 218 
Tiger salamander, amygdala in, 14 
Toad-headed agamid. See Phrynocephalus mystaceus 
Tokay gekko. See Gekko gecko 
Torus semicircularis 
afferents to, 92, 93 
in amphibians, 50 
auditory projections from, 63, 70, 72 
comparative anatomy of, 96-97, 99 
efferents from, 39, 54 
projections from, 70 
in reptiles, 50, 53 
Trigeminal nerve, in Varanus bengalensis, 93 
Triune brain, 1 
Tropidurus, pushup behavior of, 261 
Tuatara. See Sphenodon punctatum 
Tupinambis 
dorsal cortex in, 14, 26 
DVR in, 14, 26 
lateral cortex in, 14, 26 
medial cortex in, 14, 15, 26 
sensory projections in, 24, 25, 30, 31, 43, 49, 52, 54 
striatum in, 14, 26 
Tupinambis nigropunctatus 
descending pathways in, 105-119 
diencephalon in, 81, 82, 84 
pretectum in, 82, 84 
telencephalon in, 26 
visual system of, 79-89 
