Subject Index
A
Absorption, salt, relation to respiration,
262-75
Acanthomyops, trail-laying, 161
Acanthomyops fuliginosus, trail-following,
157, 158-59, 162-63
trail-laying, 159-60, 161
Acanthomyops niger, trail-following, 157,
158
Achillea borealis, ecotypes, 81
Acomys cahirinus, chromosome numbers,
111
Acomys russatus, 111
Acrididae, changes in chromosome number, 122
changes in sex chromosome mechanism, 133-34
pericentric rearrangements, 120
ACTH, 210
Actomyosin,
from ovariectomized animal, 208
shortening, and breakdown of ATP,
206
Acyl bonds, high-energy, 222
Adenine, 228
Adenosine, effect on respiration rate, 228
Adenosine diphosphate (ADP), 218, 220,
221, 222, 232, 259
ADP/ATP ratio, 206, 277, 279
Adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase), 206
activity, in plant mitochondria, 230
effect of dinitrophenol on, 224-25
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), 33, 227,
233, 249, 259, 276
ATP/ADP ratio, 206, 277, 279
breakdown to ADP, 206
formation, 218, 220, 221, 222
in glycolytic phosphorylation, 235
utilization in protein synthesis, 264
Adenostoma, 141
Adenylic acid, 227, 230, 233
Adrenaline, 186
blood sugar level, effect on rise, 202
glucose uptake, inhibition by, 204
and lactic acid release in muscle, 202
and liver glycogenolysis, action on, 203
and Phosphorylase system, effect on
reactivation, 204
site of action, 203
Adsorption, in ion accumulation, 262-63
Aerobiosis, in apple fruits, 238
in Avena coleoptiles, 251-52
Affinity, cellular, 25-26, 31
Africa, flora, 56
Agamic complex, 91
Aging, effect on plant respiration, 24446, 247, 263-64, 268-70
Alanine, insulin transfer action on, 194
Alcohol: production, aerobic, 235
volatile, produced by potatoes, 247
Aldehyde oxidase, 233
Alloploid (allopolyploid), definition, 68
Amazon Basin, flora, 48
Ameles heldreichi, polymorphism, 122-23
Amentiferae, 59
America, flora, 48, 54
Amine oxidase, 233
Amino acid sequence, and structure of
insulin molecule, 187
Ammonium ion, 268
Amoebae, 26
Amphibia, and germ layer theory, 18
Harrison's investigations, 17
morphogenetic movements, 22
polyploidy, 129
regional differentiation, 20
Amphiploid, 92
and autoploid, distinction, 69
definition, 68
Amphiploidy, 68, 70, 71-76
in Layia, 88
Anaphase, 114
Anatomy, floral, 60-61
wood, 59-60
Anemotaxis, positive, and orientation of
insects, 170-71
Angiosperms, 63
hybridization in evolution, 77
origin, 59
311
A
Absorption, salt, relation to respiration,
262-75
Acanthomyops, trail-laying, 161
Acanthomyops fuliginosus, trail-following,
157, 158-59, 162-63
trail-laying, 159-60, 161
Acanthomyops niger, trail-following, 157,
158
Achillea borealis, ecotypes, 81
Acomys cahirinus, chromosome numbers,
111
Acomys russatus, 111
Acrididae, changes in chromosome number, 122
changes in sex chromosome mechanism, 133-34
pericentric rearrangements, 120
ACTH, 210
Actomyosin,
from ovariectomized animal, 208
shortening, and breakdown of ATP,
206
Acyl bonds, high-energy, 222
Adenine, 228
Adenosine, effect on respiration rate, 228
Adenosine diphosphate (ADP), 218, 220,
221, 222, 232, 259
ADP/ATP ratio, 206, 277, 279
Adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase), 206
activity, in plant mitochondria, 230
effect of dinitrophenol on, 224-25
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), 33, 227,
233, 249, 259, 276
ATP/ADP ratio, 206, 277, 279
breakdown to ADP, 206
formation, 218, 220, 221, 222
in glycolytic phosphorylation, 235
utilization in protein synthesis, 264
Adenostoma, 141
Adenylic acid, 227, 230, 233
Adrenaline, 186
blood sugar level, effect on rise, 202
glucose uptake, inhibition by, 204
and lactic acid release in muscle, 202
and liver glycogenolysis, action on, 203
and Phosphorylase system, effect on
reactivation, 204
site of action, 203
Adsorption, in ion accumulation, 262-63
Aerobiosis, in apple fruits, 238
in Avena coleoptiles, 251-52
Affinity, cellular, 25-26, 31
Africa, flora, 56
Agamic complex, 91
Aging, effect on plant respiration, 24446, 247, 263-64, 268-70
Alanine, insulin transfer action on, 194
Alcohol: production, aerobic, 235
volatile, produced by potatoes, 247
Aldehyde oxidase, 233
Alloploid (allopolyploid), definition, 68
Amazon Basin, flora, 48
Ameles heldreichi, polymorphism, 122-23
Amentiferae, 59
America, flora, 48, 54
Amine oxidase, 233
Amino acid sequence, and structure of
insulin molecule, 187
Ammonium ion, 268
Amoebae, 26
Amphibia, and germ layer theory, 18
Harrison's investigations, 17
morphogenetic movements, 22
polyploidy, 129
regional differentiation, 20
Amphiploid, 92
and autoploid, distinction, 69
definition, 68
Amphiploidy, 68, 70, 71-76
in Layia, 88
Anaphase, 114
Anatomy, floral, 60-61
wood, 59-60
Anemotaxis, positive, and orientation of
insects, 170-71
Angiosperms, 63
hybridization in evolution, 77
origin, 59
311