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Index 
Turtles 
DVR in, 26, 51 
evolution of, 7 
geniculate nucleus in, 36 
monoaminergic systems in, 9 
nucleus medialis in, 39 
pattern discrimination of, 55 
photic stimulation of, 18 
somesthetic projections in, 70, 73 
tectal organization of, 46 
Uma exsul, nesting of, 255 
Uma inornata, parietal eye in, 187 
Underwood, G. L., 55, 57 
Uta, foraging of, 183 
Uta stansburiana 
display behavior of, 227, 239, 241 
fitness of, 228-229 
nesting behavior of, 255 
parietal eye in, 187 
Varanidae 
accessory olfactory bulb in, 21 
brain-body ratio of, 51 
dorsal thalamic pattern in, 40 
DVR in, 29 
family characteristics of, 339 
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 
Varanosaurus, evolution of, 7 
Varanus, projections in, 24 
Varanus bengalensis 
dorsal cortex in, 22 
medial cortex in, 22 
medial lemniscus in, 91-102 
somatosensory pathways in, 92-102 
striatum in, 22 
telencephalon in, 22 
Varanus gilleni, aggressive behavior of, 265 
Varanus komodoensis 
activity range of, 304 
auditory communication of, 307, 310-311 
cannibalism of, 6 
courtship behavior of, 325-330 
Thalamus (cont.) 
display behavior of, 308 
feeding behavior of, 301, 302, 304, 316-325 
foraging pattern of, 305 
olfactory communication of, 306-308 
pair bonding of, 303 
predation of, 197 
scavenging range of, 304 
social behavior of, 301, 313-316 
tactile communication of, 307, 311-313 
territorial behavior of, 302, 303-306 
thermoregulatory behavior of, 301 
visual communication of, 307, 309-310 
Ventrobasal complex, 93, 96, 99, 101, 102 
Visceral afferents, 94 
Visceral receptors, 91 
Vision, binocular, 79 
Visual responses, 18, 55 
Visual system, 68, 69, 71 (see also Projections, 
retinal; specific components) 
Vocalizations, 6, 287, 288, 292 
Vomeronasal nerves, 19 
Vomeronasal organ, 19, 27 
Vomeronasal system, 21, 49 
Whiptail lizard. See Cnemidophorus tigris 
Winter dormancy, 152-160 
Worm lizard. See Anguis fragilis 
Wulst, 73, 74, 75 
Xantusia 
DVR in, 27, 28 
nucleus dorsolateralis in, 40 
nucleus medialis in, 39 
nucleus sphericus in, 28 
retinal projections in, 43 
tectal laminae in, 46 
Xantusia vigilis, visual system of, 79, 80 
Xantusiidae 
family characteristics of, 338 
medial cortex in, 18 
projections in, 36 
Xenosauridae 
DVR in, 28 
family characteristics of, 339 
Xenosaurus 
nucleus sphericus in, 28 
optic tectum in, 46 
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