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A forebrain atlas and stereotaxic technique for the lizard, Anolis carolinensis
Author(s) -
Greenberg Neil
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of morphology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1097-4687
pISSN - 0362-2525
DOI - 10.1002/jmor.1051740210
Subject(s) - anolis , biology , lizard , forebrain , zoology , anatomy , neuroscience , evolutionary biology , central nervous system
A forebrain atlas and stereotaxic neurosurgical techniques were developed for use in anatomical and behavioral experiments on the green anolis lizard ( Anolis carolinensis ). Green anoles are convenient and robust experimental subjects with a rich behavioral repertoire, the social components of which are partly under hormonal control. The technique and atlas were devised to conduct neuroethological investigations of the effect of lesions on species‐typical display behavior. The atlas consists of 12 transverse sections from an average size adult male. The figures (4–15) are based on Nissl material and supplemented with fiber‐stained material from adjacent sections. They appear at the end of the article. Limitations on the accuracy of stereotaxic coordinates are discussed and tables of correlative nomenclature for principal telencephalic and diencephalic nuclei are provided.