Physiological systems in insects [[electronic resource] /] / Marc J. Klowden

• Autore: Klowden Marc J
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Academic Press, c2007
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (699 p.)
• Disciplina: 571.1/57; 571.157
• Soggetto topico: Insects - Physiology; Insects - Anatomy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 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 ; VISUAL RECEPTORS
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Physiological systems in insects
• ISBN: 1-281-02930-0; 9786611029302; 0-08-055115-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458637503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II