Klowden Physiological Systems in Insects

2. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-08-055115-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 688 Seiten

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 foundational research that has influenced understanding of the patterns and processes of insects. - Full update of a widely used text for students and researchers in entomology and zoology - Includes recent research that uses molecular techniques to uncover physiological mechanisms - Includes a glossary of physiological terms - New, extended section on locomotive systems - Provides abundant figures derived from scientific reports

Marc Klowden is a Professor Emeritus of Entomology in the Department of Plant, Soil, and Entomological Sciences at the University of Idaho. He has been with the university as a professor since 1988. He received his Ph.D. in Biological and Experimental Pathology from the University of Illinois Chicago. Dr. Klowden has authored all editions to-date of Physiological Systems in Insects, published by Elsevier, and has contributed to nearly 100 journal publications. His areas of expertise include entomology, insect physiology, mosquito behavior and reproduction. Dr. Klowden currently serves as the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Vector Ecology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Klowden, Marc J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front cover;1
2;Physiological Systems in Insects;4
3;Copyright page;5
4;Table of contents;6
5;Preface;10
6;CHAPTER 1: Endocrine Systems;12
6.1;TYPES OF HORMONE RELEASE SITES IN INSECTS;13
6.2;EARLY EXPERIMENTS THAT SET THE STAGE FOR OUR CURRENT UNDERSTANDING;15
6.3;TYPE OF HORMONES IN INSECTS;18
6.4;PROTHORACICOTROPIC HORMONE;24
6.5;ECDYSTEROIDS;29
6.6;THE JUVENILE HORMONES;43
6.7;OTHER NEUROPEPTIDES FOUND IN INSECTS;58
6.8;VERTEBRATE-TYPE HORMONES IN INSECTS;59
6.9;REFERENCES;60
7;CHAPTER 2: Integumentary Systems;86
7.1;INSECT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT;88
7.2;STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH;88
7.3;ORIGINS OF HOLOMETABOLY;91
7.4;INSTARS, STADIA, AND HIDDEN PHASES;92
7.5;STRUCTURE OF THE INTEGUMENT;94
7.6;MODIFIED FEATURES OF THE INTEGUMENT;99
7.7;CHEMISTRY OF THE CUTICLE;101
7.8;THE MOLTING PROCESS;113
7.9;ENDOCRINE CONTROL OF MOLTING;116
7.10;ENDOCRINE CONTROL OF GROWTH;117
7.11;ENDOCRINE CONTROL OF METAMORPHOSIS;120
7.12;METAMORPHOSIS AND THE RADICALLY CHANGING CUTICLE;124
7.13;REFERENCES;132
8;CHAPTER 3: Developmental Systems;148
8.1;INSECT EGGS;148
8.2;EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT;158
8.3;REFERENCES;175
9;CHAPTER 4: Reproductive Systems;192
9.1;FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS;193
9.2;VITELLOGENESIS;202
9.3;ENDOCRINOLOGY OF FEMALE REPRODUCTION;206
9.4;OVULATION, FERTILIZATION, AND OVIPOSITION;211
9.5;MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS;214
9.6;UNCONVENTIONAL METHODS OF INSECT REPRODUCTION;225
9.7;MATING SYSTEMS;231
9.8;REFERENCES;234
10;CHAPTER 5: Behavioral Systems;250
10.1;WAYS OF LOOKING AT BEHAVIOR;251
10.2;GENETIC BASIS OF INSECT BEHAVIOR;252
10.3;PHYSIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY;256
10.4;HORMONAL REGULATION OF BEHAVIOR;261
10.5;PHYSIOLOGY OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS;264
10.6;INSECT SLEEP AND AROUSAL PATTERNS;268
10.7;PHYSIOLOGY OF SYNCHRONOUS BEHAVIOR;268
10.8;PHYSIOLOGY OF POLYPHENISMS;269
10.9;PHYSIOLOGY OF TEMPORAL POLYETHISMS;272
10.10;PHYSIOLOGY OF BEHAVIORS ACCOMPANYING METAMORPHOSIS;273
10.11;PHYSIOLOGY OF ECLOSION BEHAVIORS;276
10.12;PHYSIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIORS;280
10.13;PHYSIOLOGY OF BEHAVIORAL MODULATION BY PARASITES;282
10.14;REFERENCES;283
11;CHAPTER 6: Metabolic Systems;304
11.1;THE INSECT ALIMENTARY TRACT;305
11.2;BASIC GUT STRUCTURE;307
11.3;METABOLIC PROCESSES IN INSECTS;324
11.4;DIAPAUSE AS A METABOLIC PROCESS;346
11.5;REFERENCES;349
12;CHAPTER 7: Circulatory Systems;368
12.1;STRUCTURE OF THE INSECT CIRCULATORY SYSTEM;369
12.2;IMMUNE MECHANISMS IN INSECTS;383
12.3;THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM AND TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS;394
12.4;REFERENCES;399
13;CHAPTER 8: Excretory Systems;414
13.1;MAJOR EXCRETORY PRODUCTS IN INSECTS;415
13.2;MALPIGHIAN TUBULES;420
13.3;MECHANISM OF MALPIGHIAN TUBULE SECRETION;424
13.4;HINDGUT AND RECTUM;426
13.5;CRYPTONEPHRIDIAL SYSTEM;427
13.6;FILTER CHAMBER;429
13.7;HORMONAL CONTROL OF EXCRETION AND OSMOREGULATION;430
13.8;STORAGE EXCRETION;433
13.9;OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE MALPIGHIAN TUBULES;434
13.10;REFERENCES;434
14;CHAPTER 9: Respiratory Systems;444
14.1;BRINGING OXYGEN TO INSECT CELLS;444
14.2;THE TRACHEAL SYSTEM;448
14.3;MODIFICATIONS THAT INCREASE OXYGEN UPTAKE;456
14.4;NONRESPIRATORY FUNCTIONS OF TRACHEAL SYSTEMS;458
14.5;DISCONTINUOUS GAS EXCHANGE;458
14.6;AQUATIC RESPIRATION;460
14.7;REFERENCES;466
15;CHAPTER 10: Locomotor Systems;474
15.1;BASIC STRUCTURE OF INSECT MUSCLES;475
15.2;TYPES OF INSECT MUSCLES;485
15.3;EVOLUTION OF INSECT WINGS;496
15.4;MUSCLES INVOLVED IN WING MOVEMENTS;502
15.5;FLIGHT MUSCLE METABOLISM;511
15.6;TERRESTRIAL LOCOMOTION;516
15.7;REFERENCES;523
16;CHAPTER 11: Nervous Systems;534
16.1;BASIC COMPONENTS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM;535
16.2;EVOLUTION AND STRUCTURE OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM;544
16.3;THE VISCERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;548
16.4;SENSING THE ENVIRONMENT;549
16.5;VISUAL RECEPTORS;571
16.6;VISUAL PIGMENTS;584
16.7;MAGNETIC SENSITIVITY;589
16.8;REFERENCES;590
17;CHAPTER 12: Communication Systems;608
17.1;VISUAL COMMUNICATION;609
17.2;ACOUSTICAL COMMUNICATION;614
17.3;TACTILE COMMUNICATION;622
17.4;CHEMICAL COMMUNICATION;623
17.5;PHEROMONES;624
17.6;RELEASER PHEROMONES;627
17.7;PHEROMONE SYNTHESIS AND RELEASE;630
17.8;ALLELOCHEMICALS;633
17.9;PRIMER PHEROMONES;638
17.10;THE MULTICOMPONENT NATURE OF BEE COMMUNICATION;639
17.11;REFERENCES;641
18;Glossary;654
19;Index;672