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Lizard, Iguana, 86
Lloyd, Francis E., 126
Loranthaceae, 82
Lorenz, Konrad Z., 38, 61
Love:
as expression of creative energy, 19495
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M
Machismo, 89
Maeterlinck, Maurice, 70
Mammals:
as eaters and dispersers of seeds, 8687;
predatory, 157
Manakins, 28, 91
Marshall, A. J., 188
Mayr, Ernst, 139
Mencius, 50
Merl, Edmund M., 126
Meyerriecks, AndrewJ., 58
Mind:
aberrations of, 16364;
potentialities of, 16364
Mistletoes, Loranthaceae, 82
"Mobbing" by birds, 5859
Monkey, Cebus capuchinus:
misbehavior of, 188
Howling, Alouatta palliata, 26, 77
Morality:
as mitigator of conflict in the living world, 20
Moses, 26
Musk-oxen, Ovibos moschatus:
protection of calves by, 77
Mutual aid:
in mixed flocks and herds, 2728, 5360
N
Natural theology, 12
Nectar:
as food for animals, 9091
Nepenthaceae, 102107
Nepenthes ampullaria, 103
N. edwardsiana,104
N. rajah,105
Nunbird, White-fronted, Monasa morphoeus:
cooperative breeding of, 75
Nuthatch, Pygmy, Sitta pygmaea:
sleeping in cavities by, 71
O
Ontology:
two-aspect, or bipolar, 142
Orchids, 82, 84
Organisms:
interactions of, 7996
Oriole, Baltimore, Icterus galbula, 22
Bullock's, I. bullockii, 22
Ostrich, Struthio camelus, 29, 57
Owls, 5859
Oxpeckers, Buphagus 2 spp.:
remove ticks from mammals, 67
P
Palm, Royal, Roystonea sp., 72
Palmchat, Dulus dominicus:
apartment houses of, 7273
Paradoxes of the living world, 79
Parakeet(s), hanging, Loriculus spp.:
sleeping in contact by, 65
Monk, Myiopsitta monachus: apartment houses of, 73
Parapara (Nyctaginaceae):
viscid inflorescences of, 110
Parasitic plants, 82;
relations with hosts, 84
Parrots:
as seed predators, 86, 156
Peck orders:
in artificial situations, 62;
of domestic hens, 60;
as means of social integration, 63
Pelican, American White, Pelecanus eythrorhynchos, 69
Penguin, Chinstrap, Pygoscelis antarctica,36
Pigeon(s):
social ranking of, 60;
wing clapping by, 59
Wood, Columba palumbus, 62
Pinguicula vulgaris:
carnivory of, 117
Pitcher plant, West Australian, Cephalotus follicularis,107
Plant-pollinator-seed disperser alliance:
importance of, 155, 15960
Plants, carnivorous or insectivorous, 8485, 97129;
digestion of prey by, 99100, 106, 110, 112, 116, 117, 127
Plants:
cooperation among, 90;
cooperation with animals, 9092;
pitcher, 98108
Plato:
Laws of, 182
Pliny, the Elder, 67
Plover, Egyptian, Pluvianus aegyptius:
removes ticks from crocodiles, 67
Plutarch, 93, 180
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Pollen:
as food of bees, 91
Porphyry, 38
Prairie chickens, Tympanuchus spp., 27
Predation:
anatomical effects of, 89;
aspects of, 88;
psychic effects of, 89, 90;
role in regulating populations of, 15859
Preening, reciprocal:
as social bond, 6567
Prophets, Hebrew, 191
Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea,100
Q
Quelea, Red-billed, Quelea quelea, 159
R
Rabbit, Cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus:
caudal flag of, 59
Rafflesia arnoldii:
flower of, 82
Raptors:
misplaced admiration of, 157
Redstart, Slate-throated, Myioborus miniatus, 39
Regan, Tom, 154
Renaissance:
liberating effects of, 178
Rhea, Greater, Rhea americana, 29
Riney, Thane, 57
Rodents:
as seed-eaters, 8687
Roosting:
communal, 71;
in contact, 6465, 73
Roridula sp., 110
Rowley, Ian, 76
Ruff, Philomachus pugnax, 27
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Sandpiper, Spotted, Actitis macularia, 40
Sarracenia flava, 98
S. psittacina, 98
S. purpurea, 99, 100
Sarraceniaceae, 98102
Schjelderup-Ebbe, T., 60
Schomburgk, R. H., 101
Seladang,