
The alligator and its allies
by A. M. Reese
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- The Alligator and Its Allies
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I THE BIOLOGY OF THE CROCODILIA
- Classification
- Ancestry
- Geographical Distribution
- Alligator Mississippiensis
- Habitat.
- Food.
- Size and Growth.
- Voice.
- Breeding Habits.
- Economic Importance.
- The Chinese Alligator
- The Caiman
- The American Crocodile
- The Orinoco Crocodile, C. intermedius
- The African or Nile Crocodile, C. niloticus
- The Marsh Crocodile or Mugger, C. palustris
- The Salt-Water Crocodile, C. porosus
- The Indian Gavial, Gavialis gangeticus
- CHAPTER II THE SKELETON
- A. The Exoskeleton
- The Histology of the Integument.
- B. The Endoskeleton
- I. The Vertebral Column.
- II. The Skull.
- III. The Ribs and Sternum.
- IV. The Appendicular Skeleton.
- CHAPTER III THE MUSCLES
- The Chewing Muscles
- Muscles of the Ventral Surface of the Neck
- Dorsal Neck Muscles
- The Muscles of the Scapula
- Muscles of the Forearm
- The Abdominal Muscles
- Muscles of the Posterior Appendages
- The Tail Muscles
- CHAPTER IV THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
- Spinal Cord
- Brain
- The Cranial Nerves (Crocodile)
- The Spinal Nerves
- Special Sense Organs
- The Eye.
- The Ear.
- CHAPTER V THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
- The Oral Cavity
- The Œsophagus
- The Stomach
- The Intestine
- The Histology of the Enteron of the Florida Alligator
- The Tongue.
- The Roof of the Mouth.
- The Œsophagus.
- The Stomach.
- The Small Intestine.
- The Large Intestine.
- Summary.
- CHAPTER VI THE UROGENITAL ORGANS
- The Copulatory Organs.
- CHAPTER VII THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS
- The Lungs.
- CHAPTER VIII THE VASCULAR SYSTEM
- The Heart
- The Venous System
- The Posterior Vena Cava and its Branches.
- The Anterior Venæ Cavæ and their Branches.
- The Arterial System
- The Abdominal Aorta and its Branches.
- The Anterior Arteries.
- Lettering for Figures 59-62
- CHAPTER IX THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALLIGATOR (A. mississippiensis)
- Introduction
- The Egg
- The Development of the Embryo
- STAGE I
- STAGE II
- STAGE III
- STAGE IV
- STAGE V
- STAGE VI
- STAGE VII
- STAGE VIII
- STAGE IX
- STAGE X
- STAGE XI
- STAGE XII
- STAGE XIII
- STAGE XIV
- STAGE XV
- STAGE XVI
- STAGE XVII
- STAGE XVIII
- STAGE XIX
- STAGE XX
- STAGE XXI
- STAGE XXII
- STAGE XXIII
- SUMMARY
- LETTERING FOR ALL FIGURES ON PLATES VI.-XXVIII.
- EXPLANATION OF FIGURES 1-26 ON PLATES VI.-XXVIII.
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
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