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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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