Insect molecular biology and ecology / / editor, Klaus H. Hoffmann

• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (420 p.)
• Disciplina: 595.7
• Soggetto topico: Insects - Molecular aspects; Insects - Ecology
• Persona (resp. second.): HoffmannKlaus H <1946-> (Klaus Hubert)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Mechanisms of Polyphenism in Insects; Chapter 2: Toxins, Defensive Compounds and Drugs from Insects; Chapter 3: Insect Bioluminescence in the Post-Molecular Biology Era; Chapter 4: A Glance on the Role of miRNAs in Insect Life; Chapter 5: Advances in Insect Physiology and Endocrinology Through Genomics and Peptidomics; Chapter 6: Neuropeptide Signaling and RNA Interference; Chapter 7: Insect Photoperiodism; Chapter 8: Insects in Winter Metabolism and Regulation of Cold Hardiness; Chapter 9: Evolutionary Ecology of Insect Immunity ; Chapter 10: The Coleopteran Gut and Targets for Pest ControlChapter 11: Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor (TMOF) and Insect Biotechnology; Chapter 12: RNAi Based Functional Analysis of Biosynthetic Enzymes and Transport Proteins Involved in the Chemical Defense of Juvenile Leaf Beetles; Chapter 13: Silks from Insects-From Natural Diversity to Applications; Color Plate Section; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Insects represent the most abundant and diverse animal group on Earth. The number of described species is more than one million and up to ten million are estimated. Insects have one of the widest distributions in the world because they have adapted to extreme ranges of environments.Molecular ecology studies ecological processes based on the analysis of biomacromolecules, particularly DNA, RNA, and proteins, but also of low-molecular weight signal compounds. Molecular ecology uses the exciting opportunities offered by the tools of molecular biology.The book presents current entomological resear
• Titolo autorizzato: Insect molecular biology and ecology
• ISBN: 0-429-15613-8; 1-4822-3189-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820323803321
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