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UNINA9910784650403321 |
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Klowden Marc J |
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Physiological systems in insects [[electronic resource] /] / Marc J. Klowden |
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New York, : Academic Press, c2007 |
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1-281-02930-0 |
9786611029302 |
0-08-055115-7 |
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[2nd ed.] |
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1 online resource (699 p.) |
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Insects - Physiology |
Insects - Anatomy |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front cover; Physiological Systems in Insects; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1: Endocrine Systems; TYPES OF HORMONE RELEASE SITES IN INSECTS; EARLY EXPERIMENTS THAT SET THE STAGE FOR OUR CURRENT UNDERSTANDING; TYPE OF HORMONES IN INSECTS; PROTHORACICOTROPIC HORMONE; ECDYSTEROIDS; THE JUVENILE HORMONES; OTHER NEUROPEPTIDES FOUND IN INSECTS; VERTEBRATE-TYPE HORMONES IN INSECTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2: Integumentary Systems; INSECT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH; ORIGINS OF HOLOMETABOLY; INSTARS, STADIA, AND HIDDEN PHASES; STRUCTURE OF THE INTEGUMENT |
MODIFIED FEATURES OF THE INTEGUMENTCHEMISTRY OF THE CUTICLE; THE MOLTING PROCESS; ENDOCRINE CONTROL OF MOLTING; ENDOCRINE CONTROL OF GROWTH; ENDOCRINE CONTROL OF METAMORPHOSIS; METAMORPHOSIS AND THE RADICALLY CHANGING CUTICLE; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3: Developmental Systems; INSECT EGGS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4: Reproductive Systems; FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS; VITELLOGENESIS; ENDOCRINOLOGY OF FEMALE REPRODUCTION; OVULATION, FERTILIZATION, AND OVIPOSITION; MALE REPRODUCTIVE |
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SYSTEMS; UNCONVENTIONAL METHODS OF INSECT REPRODUCTION; MATING SYSTEMS; REFERENCES |
CHAPTER 5: Behavioral SystemsWAYS OF LOOKING AT BEHAVIOR; GENETIC BASIS OF INSECT BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY; HORMONAL REGULATION OF BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS; INSECT SLEEP AND AROUSAL PATTERNS; PHYSIOLOGY OF SYNCHRONOUS BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY OF POLYPHENISMS; PHYSIOLOGY OF TEMPORAL POLYETHISMS; PHYSIOLOGY OF BEHAVIORS ACCOMPANYING METAMORPHOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY OF ECLOSION BEHAVIORS; PHYSIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIORS; PHYSIOLOGY OF BEHAVIORAL MODULATION BY PARASITES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6: Metabolic Systems; THE INSECT ALIMENTARY TRACT; BASIC GUT STRUCTURE |
METABOLIC PROCESSES IN INSECTSDIAPAUSE AS A METABOLIC PROCESS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7: Circulatory Systems; STRUCTURE OF THE INSECT CIRCULATORY SYSTEM; IMMUNE MECHANISMS IN INSECTS; THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM AND TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8: Excretory Systems; MAJOR EXCRETORY PRODUCTS IN INSECTS; MALPIGHIAN TUBULES; MECHANISM OF MALPIGHIAN TUBULE SECRETION; HINDGUT AND RECTUM; CRYPTONEPHRIDIAL SYSTEM; FILTER CHAMBER; HORMONAL CONTROL OF EXCRETION AND OSMOREGULATION; STORAGE EXCRETION; OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE MALPIGHIAN TUBULES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 9: Respiratory Systems |
BRINGING OXYGEN TO INSECT CELLSTHE TRACHEAL SYSTEM; MODIFICATIONS THAT INCREASE OXYGEN UPTAKE; NONRESPIRATORY FUNCTIONS OF TRACHEAL SYSTEMS; DISCONTINUOUS GAS EXCHANGE; AQUATIC RESPIRATION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 10: Locomotor Systems; BASIC STRUCTURE OF INSECT MUSCLES; TYPES OF INSECT MUSCLES; EVOLUTION OF INSECT WINGS; MUSCLES INVOLVED IN WING MOVEMENTS; FLIGHT MUSCLE METABOLISM; TERRESTRIAL LOCOMOTION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 11: Nervous Systems; BASIC COMPONENTS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; EVOLUTION AND STRUCTURE OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; THE VISCERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; SENSING THE ENVIRONMENT |
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As the largest living group on earth, insects can provide us with insight into adaptation, evolution, and survival. The 2nd edition of this standard text for insect physiology courses and entomologists provides the most comprehensive analysis of the systems that make insects important contributors to our environment. Physiological Systems in Insects discusses the role of insect molecular biology, nueroendocrinology, biochemistry, and genetics in our understanding of insects. Organized according to insect physiological functions, this book is fully updated with the latest and foundationa |
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UNINA9910861946503321 |
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Autore |
Freymueller Jeffrey T |
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X Hotine-Marussi Symposium on Mathematical Geodesy : Proceedings of the Symposium in Milan, Italy, June 13-17, 2022 / / edited by Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Laura Sánchez |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
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[1st ed. 2024.] |
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1 online resource (189 pages) |
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International Association of Geodesy Symposia, , 2197-9359 ; ; 155 |
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Geophysics |
Geotechnical engineering |
Geographic information systems |
Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences |
Geographical Information System |
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Part I: Gravity Field Modelling and Height Systems -- Remarks on the Terrain Correction and the Geoid Bias -- Why a Height Theory Must Be Rigorous and Physically Correct -- Geodetic Heights and Holonomity -- Physical Heights of Inland Lakes -- The Uncertainties of the Topographical Density Variations in View of a Sub-Centimetre Geoid -- Estimation of Height Anomalies from Gradients of the Gravitational Potential Using a Spectral Combination Method -- Evaluation of the Recent African Gravity Databases V2.x -- Part II : Estimation Theory -- PDF Evaluation of Elliptically Contoured GNSS Integer Ambiguity Residuals -- Spatio-Spectral Assessment of Some Isotropic Polynomial Covariance Functions on the Sphere -- MDBs Versus MIBs in Case of Multiple Hypotheses: A Study in Context of Deformation Analysis -- A Simple TLS-Treatment of the Partial EIV-Model as One with Singular Cofactor Matrices I: The Case of a Kronecker Product for QA = Q0 ⊗ Qx -- Bayesian Robust Multivariate Time Series Analysis in Nonlinear Regression Models with Vector Autoregressive and t-Distributed Errors -- Part III: Geodetic Data Analysis -- An Estimate of the Effect of 3D Heterogeneous Density Distribution on Coseismic Deformation Using a |
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Spectral Finite-Element Approach -- On the Estimation of Time Varying AR Processes -- Refinement of Spatio-Temporal Finite Element Spaces for Mean Sea Surface and Sea Level Anomaly Estimation -- On the Coestimation of Long-Term Spatio-Temporal Signals to Reduce the Aliasing Effect in Parametric Geodetic Mean Dynamic Topography Estimation -- A Flexible Family of Compactly Supported Covariance Functions Based on Cutoff Polynomials -- Modeling of Inhomogeneous Spatio-Temporal Signals by Least Squares Collocation -- A Multi-Epoch Processing Strategy for PPP-RTK Users -- Part IV: Geoid and Quasi-Geoid -- Geoid or Quasi-Geoid? A Short Comparison -- The Quasigeoid: Why Molodensky Heights Fail -- Molodensky’s and Helmert’s Theories: Two Equivalent Geodetic Approaches to the Determination of the Gravity Potential and the Earth Surface. . |
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This open access volume contains the proceedings of the X Hotine-Marussi Symposium on Mathematical Geodesy which was held from 13 to 17 June 2022 at the Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy. Since 2006 the series of the Hotine-Marussi Symposia has been under the responsibility of the Inter-Commission Committee on Theory (ICCT) within the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). The ICCT organized the last five Hotine-Marussi Symposia held in Wuhan (2006), Rome (2009, 2013 and 2018), and Milan (2022). The overall goal of the ICCT and Hotine-Marussi Symposia has always been to advance geodetic theory which is indeed documented by the 22 research articles published in these proceedings. The jubilee X Hotine-Marussi Symposium was organized in 10 topical sessions covering all parts of geodetic theory including reference frames, gravity field modelling, adjustment theory, height systems, time series analysis, or advanced numerical methods. In total, 60 participants attended the Symposium who delivered 62 oral and 18 poster presentations. During a special session, five invited speakers discussed two basic concepts of physical geodesy – geoid and quasigeoid. |
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