Abbott, A. C., 79 Achatinellidæ, 388, 399 INDEX Adamsia, symbiosis with hermit crab, Adaptation, 8-10, 396, 407, 408 Addison's disease, 142 Adrenal bodies, 142 Agassiz, L., 353; on Tertiary flora, 364 Algæ, 71, 174; symbiosis of, 238-240 Allodape, social life of, 213 Alternation of generations, 178-184 Alytes, care of eggs, 205 Amazon ants, effects of slave-making Amia, guarding eggs and young, 205 Amino acids, 18, 122, 125 Amitosis, 33, 37 Ammonia, 103, 104 Ammophila, instincts of, 204 Amoeba, 53, 56-62, 114-117 Amphibia, 120, 121, 129; development of, 189-191, 193, 194, 358, 359; Amphioxus, 134, 156, 334 Amphipoda, 203, 249 Amphithoë, lack of maternal instinct, Anthrax, germs of, 73, 83, 92; protec- Antiseptic surgery, 81, 82 Ants, 206, 219-225, 228, 232, 233, 238 Aortic arches, 123-125, 127, 351, 352 Aphids, parthenogenesis of, 200; rela- Aristotle, on life, 9; teleology of, 13; Artificial parthenogenesis, 201 Ascaris megalocephala, chromosomes Aspidium felix-mas, life history of, Assimilation, 4, 5, 105, 111 Asters, 34-36 Atavism, 292-294 Auricles, 124-126 Australian region, 376-383, 390 Avebury, Lord, on Amazon ants, 223, Bateson, Wm., on cell division, 38; on Bats, wings of, 338; distribution of, 378, Bayliss, Wm., 27, 146, 147 Bear animalcules, revival after dessica- Bears, species of, 332 Bees, 206; solitary, 212, 213; bumble, Beriberi, cause of, 19 Berman, L., 146 Bernard, C., on vital activity, 1, 14, 24; on glycogenic function of liver, 122, Bethe, A., olfactory reactions of ants, Bichat, M. F. X., definition of life, 10 Birds, 126, 207, 208; social life of, 228- Birth rate, 420-426 Blastula, 156, 157, 159, 160 Blood, 53, 54, 122-129; corpuscles of, Blood tests, 347, 348 Böhm, A. A., and Davidoff, M. A., 54 Bonnet, C., views on preformation, 148 Bos, J. R., experiments of heredity of Bose, J. C., on response in living and Boyle, R., on fermentation and disease, Brachiopods, fossil species of, 357, 359, Brain, 49; in earthworm, 115, 136, 137; in crayfish, 118; in vertebrates, 138, Brauns, H., on Allodape, 213 Brehm, A. E., social sympathy in birds, Brontosaurus, 360 Brown, A. P., Reichert, E. T., and, 18 Brown-Sequard, C. E., on internal Buffon, G. L. L., on evolution, 325 Bullowa, J. G. M., 27 Bumblebees, social life of, 213, 214 Burlingame, L. L., 147 Cæcum, 119, 343 Cambrian period, 355-357 Camels, geographical distribution of, Campbell, D. H., 110 Candolle, A. de, on classification, 336 Capillaries, 125, 126 Carbohydrates, 30, 53; composition of, Child, C. M., on metabolic gradients, Chimpanzees, similarity to man, 340, Chlorophyll, 65-67, 95, 99-101, 240 Chromosomes, 40-42, 64, 151-154, 170, Clepsine, protection of eggs, 203 Codfish, skeleton of, 134, 135; fccundity Cœlenterates, 113, 114, 123, 127, 136, Colom, 115, 116, 130, 160, 162 Color blindness, inheritance of, 288, 289 Conklin, E. G., 157, 260, 261, 322, 427 Cross breeding, 186-188, 296 Crustacea, 116, 133, 189, 202, 203, Crystals, growth of, 5; regeneration of, Cynthia, development of isolated cleav- Cysts, of protozoa, 60, 61, 66, 69, 175, Dahlgren, U., 54 Dandelion, dissemination of seed, 8; Davaine, C., on bacteria of anthrax, 83 Davenport, C. B., and Muncey, E. B., Death, relation to life processes, 7, 23-25 Dentalium, development of isolated Desmids, 71 Erepsin, 122 Erlich, P., on transmitted effect of Escherich, K., on termites, 225, 227 Ethiopian region, 376-378, 381, 390 Eurypterids, 358, 359 Evans, H. M., on vitamine E, 20 Excretion, 57, 58, 111, 130-132 Eyelid, rudimentary third, 339, 340 Fibrillæ, 49, 50 Fibrovascular bundles, 96-99 Fierasfer, commensalism with holo- Filial regression, law of, 299-301 Fishes, 124-126, 130, 134, 135, 189, 349– Fiske, J., meaning of infancy, 208, 209 Flukes, 243-245 Foraminifera, 62, 63, 133 Frogs, 51; development of, 157-165, Fundulus, effect of salt solution on Fungi, 103, 239; reproduction of, 177, Gager, C. S., 110 Galapagos Islands, fauna of, 387, 399 Galton, F., 299, 301, 427; on instincts Gametes, of Hæmatococcus, 66, 168, Gametophyte, 179–183, 189 Garbowski, M. T., 262 Garrison, F. H., 93 Gastric juice, 117, 121 Gastrula, 156-160 Gates, R. R., 409, 427 Geddes, P., and Thomson, J. A., 209, Gee, W., effect of alcohol on germ cells of Fundulus, 312 Gemmules, 303, 304 Gene, 274, 277-279, 404 Genotype, 276 Genus, 332, 333 Geographical distribution, 374-390 George, H., on heredity and ability, 314 Germ plasm, 279; continuity of, 300, Germ theory of disease, 81-93 Gesell, A., on twins, 320-322 Gill arches, 135, 349-352 Gills, 126-130, 164, 165, 350, 351 Glacial period, effects on distribution, Glands, 116-119 Glucose, 102 Goring, C., heredity of tuberculosis, 317 Grabau, A. W., 356, 357, 362, 390 Hinshaw, H. C., iii Hippocrates, 80, 81 Histogenesis, 165 Histology, 43 Hive bee, eyes of, 192; instincts of, Holarctic region, 376 Holmes, S. J., 72, 93, 166, 209, 427 Homology, 135, 136, 338, 339 |