Chapter 1, The Reptilian Spectacle - UWSpace - University of ...
Chapter 1, The Reptilian Spectacle - UWSpace - University of ...
Chapter 1, The Reptilian Spectacle - UWSpace - University of ...
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Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />
Author’s Declaration ii<br />
Abstract iii<br />
Acknowledgements iv<br />
Table <strong>of</strong> Contents vi<br />
List <strong>of</strong> Figures ix<br />
List <strong>of</strong> Tables xi<br />
List <strong>of</strong> Abbreviations & Symbols xii<br />
<strong>Chapter</strong> 1, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Reptilian</strong> <strong>Spectacle</strong>: A Review 1<br />
1.1 Anatomy <strong>of</strong> the spectacle 4<br />
1.1.1 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Spectacle</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Snakes 4<br />
1.1.2 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Spectacle</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Scolecophidian Snakes 15<br />
1.1.3 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Spectacle</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Geckos 16<br />
1.1.4 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Spectacle</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Amphisbaenids 18<br />
1.1.5 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Spectacle</strong>s And Windowed Eyelids <strong>of</strong> Other Squamates 19<br />
1.2 <strong>Spectacle</strong> Development 20<br />
1.3 Optics <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Spectacle</strong> 21<br />
1.4 Physiology <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Spectacle</strong> 24<br />
1.5 Adaptive Significance <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Spectacle</strong> and its Evolution 26<br />
1.5.1 Mechanical Protection 26<br />
1.5.2 Minimization <strong>of</strong> Evaporative Water Loss 27<br />
1.5.3 Protection Against Solar Radiation 28<br />
1.5.4 Evolution <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Spectacle</strong> 29<br />
1.6 Conclusion 31<br />
1.7 Organization <strong>of</strong> the following chapters 31<br />
<strong>Chapter</strong> 2, Blood Flow in the <strong>Reptilian</strong> <strong>Spectacle</strong> 33<br />
2.1 Introduction 34<br />
2.2 Methods & Materials 36<br />
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