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Biosynthesis in insects / E. David Morgan
| Biosynthesis in insects / E. David Morgan |
| Autore | Morgan, E. David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xvi, 362 p., [32] p. di tav. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 571.157 |
| Soggetto non controllato | Insetti - Fisiologia |
| ISBN | 9781847558084 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-990009384010403321 |
Morgan, E. David
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Biosynthesis in insects [[electronic resource] /] / E. David Morgan
| Biosynthesis in insects [[electronic resource] /] / E. David Morgan |
| Autore | Morgan E. David (Eric David) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 571.157 |
| Soggetto topico |
Insects - Physiology
Biosynthesis |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-84755-026-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 01PRELIM; 02PREFAC; 03ACKNOW; 04CONTEN; 05CHAP1; 06CHAP2; 07CHAP3; 08CHAP4; 09CHAP5; 10CHAP6; 11CHAP7; 12CHAP8; 13CHAP9; 14CHAP10; 15A-Z; 16PLATES; 17APPEND; 18SUBIND |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455226303321 |
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Morgan E. David (Eric David)
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| Cambridge, : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2004 | ||
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Biosynthesis in insects [[electronic resource] /] / E. David Morgan
| Biosynthesis in insects [[electronic resource] /] / E. David Morgan |
| Autore | Morgan E. David (Eric David) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 571.157 |
| Soggetto topico |
Insects - Physiology
Biosynthesis |
| ISBN | 1-84755-026-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 01PRELIM; 02PREFAC; 03ACKNOW; 04CONTEN; 05CHAP1; 06CHAP2; 07CHAP3; 08CHAP4; 09CHAP5; 10CHAP6; 11CHAP7; 12CHAP8; 13CHAP9; 14CHAP10; 15A-Z; 16PLATES; 17APPEND; 18SUBIND |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778310203321 |
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Morgan E. David (Eric David)
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| Cambridge, : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2004 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Insect physiological ecology [[electronic resource] ] : mechanisms and patterns / / Steven L. Chown, Sue W. Nicolson
| Insect physiological ecology [[electronic resource] ] : mechanisms and patterns / / Steven L. Chown, Sue W. Nicolson |
| Autore | Chown Steven |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
| Disciplina | 571.157 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NicolsonSue W |
| Soggetto topico |
Insects - Ecophysiology
Insects - Ecology Insects - Physiology |
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1-280-75388-9
1-4294-2175-4 0-19-152334-8 9786610753888 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Physiological variation; 1.2 How much variation?; 1.3 Diversity at large scales: macrophysiology; 1.4 Growing integration; 1.5 This book; 2 Nutritional physiology and ecology; 2.1 Method and measurement; 2.1.1 Artificial diets; 2.1.2 Indices of food conversion efficiency; 2.1.3 Use of a geometric framework; 2.2 Physiological aspects of feeding behaviour; 2.2.1 Optimal feeding in caterpillars; 2.2.2 Regulation of meal size: volumetric or nutritional feedback; 2.2.3 Regulation of protein and carbohydrate intake; 2.3 Digestion and absorption of nutrients
2.3.1 Digestive enzymes and the organization of digestion2.3.2 Gut physicochemistry of caterpillars; 2.3.3 Absorption of nutrients; 2.4 Overcoming problems with plant feeding; 2.4.1 Cellulose digestion: endogenous or microbial?; 2.4.2 Nitrogen as a limiting nutrient; 2.4.3 Secondary plant compounds; 2.5 Growth, development, and life history; 2.5.1 Development time versus body size; 2.5.2 Developmental trade-offs between body parts; 2.6 Temperature and growth; 2.6.1 Thermal effects on feeding and growth; 2.6.2 Interactions with food quality; 3 Metabolism and gas exchange 3.1 Method and measurement3.2 Metabolism; 3.2.1 Aerobic pathways; 3.2.2 Anaerobic pathways and environmental hypoxia; 3.3 Gas exchange structures and principles; 3.3.1 Gas exchange and transport in insects; 3.3.2 Gas exchange principles; 3.4 Gas exchange and metabolic rate at rest; 3.4.1 Gas exchange patterns; 3.4.2 Discontinuous gas exchange cycles; 3.4.3 Variation in discontinuous gas exchange cycles; 3.4.4 Origin and adaptive value of the DGC; 3.4.5 Metabolic rate variation: size; 3.4.6 Metabolic rate variation: temperature and water availability 3.5 Gas exchange and metabolic rate during activity3.5.1 Flight; 3.5.2 Crawling, running, carrying; 3.5.3 Feeding; 3.6 Metabolic rate and ecology; 4 Water balance physiology; 4.1 Water loss; 4.1.1 Cuticle; 4.1.2 Respiration; 4.1.3 Excretion; 4.2 Water gain; 4.2.1 Food; 4.2.2 Drinking; 4.2.3 Metabolism; 4.2.4 Water vapour absorption; 4.3 Osmoregulation; 4.3.1 Haemolymph composition; 4.3.2 Responses to osmotic stress; 4.3.3 Salt intake; 4.4 Desiccation resistance; 4.4.1 Microclimates; 4.4.2 Group effects; 4.4.3 Dormancy, size, and phylogeny 4.5 The evidence for adaptation: Drosophila as a model5 Lethal temperature limits; 5.1 Method and measurement; 5.1.1 Rates of change; 5.1.2 Measures of thermal stress; 5.1.3 Exposure and recovery time; 5.2 Heat shock, cold shock, and rapid hardening; 5.2.1 Acclimation; 5.2.2 Heat shock; 5.2.3 Cold shock; 5.2.4 Relationships between heat and cold shock responses; 5.3 Programmed responses to cold; 5.3.1 Cold hardiness classifications; 5.3.2 Freeze intolerance; 5.3.3 Cryoprotective dehydration; 5.3.4 Freezing tolerance; 5.4 Large-scale patterns 5.4.1 Cold tolerance strategies: phylogeny, geography, benefits |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792275003321 |
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Chown Steven
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| Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2004 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Insect physiology and biochemistry / James L. Nation
| Insect physiology and biochemistry / James L. Nation |
| Autore | Nation, James L. |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, : CRC Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | IX, 544 p., tav. : ill. ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina |
595.7
571.157 |
| Soggetto non controllato | Insetti - Fisiologia |
| ISBN | 978-1-4200-6177-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-990008812080403321 |
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Nation, James L.
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| Boca Raton, : CRC Press, c2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Insect physiology and biochemistry / James L. Nation
| Insect physiology and biochemistry / James L. Nation |
| Autore | Nation, James L. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : CRC Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 485 p. : ill. ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 571.157 |
| Soggetto non controllato | Insetti - Fisiologia |
| ISBN | 0-8493-1181-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-990008340300403321 |
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Nation, James L.
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| New York : CRC Press, c2002 | ||
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Physiological systems in insects / Marc J. Klowden
| Physiological systems in insects / Marc J. Klowden |
| Autore | Klowden, Marc J. |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ansterdam, : Elsevier, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | X, 688 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina |
595.7
571.157 |
| Soggetto non controllato | Insetti |
| ISBN | 978-0-12-369493-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-990008592330403321 |
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Klowden, Marc J.
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| Ansterdam, : Elsevier, c2007 | ||
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Physiological systems in insects [[electronic resource] /] / Marc J. Klowden
| Physiological systems in insects [[electronic resource] /] / Marc J. Klowden |
| Autore | Klowden Marc J |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Academic Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (699 p.) |
| Disciplina |
571.1/57
571.157 |
| Soggetto topico |
Insects - Physiology
Insects - Anatomy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-02930-0
9786611029302 0-08-055115-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458637503321 |
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Klowden Marc J
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| New York, : Academic Press, c2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Physiological systems in insects [[electronic resource] /] / Marc J. Klowden
| Physiological systems in insects [[electronic resource] /] / Marc J. Klowden |
| Autore | Klowden Marc J |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Academic Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (699 p.) |
| Disciplina |
571.1/57
571.157 |
| Soggetto topico |
Insects - Physiology
Insects - Anatomy |
| ISBN |
1-281-02930-0
9786611029302 0-08-055115-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
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Klowden Marc J
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| New York, : Academic Press, c2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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