Insect Biology in The Future (eBook)

VBW 80

Michael Locke (Herausgeber)

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2012 | 1. Auflage
994 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-323-14185-7 (ISBN)

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Insect Biology in the Future: ''VBW 80'' contains essays presented to Sir Vincent Wigglesworth during his 80th year. Wigglesworth is fairly designated as the founding father and remarkable leader of insect physiology. His papers and other works significantly contribute to this field of study. This book, dedicated to him, underlines the value of insect material in approaching a wide spectrum of biological issues. The essays in this book tackle the insects' physiology, including their evolution and dominance. The papers also discuss the various avenues of water loss and gain as interrelated components of overall water balance in land arthropods. This reference suggests possible areas for further research mainly at the whole animal level. It also describes the fat body, hemolymph, endocrine control of vitellogenin synthesis, reproduction, growth, hormones, chemistry, defense, and survival of insects. Other topics of importance include cell communication and pattern formation in insects; plant-insect interaction; and insecticides.

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Insect Biology in the Future: "e;"e;VBW 80"e;"e; contains essays presented to Sir Vincent Wigglesworth during his 80th year. Wigglesworth is fairly designated as the founding father and remarkable leader of insect physiology. His papers and other works significantly contribute to this field of study. This book, dedicated to him, underlines the value of insect material in approaching a wide spectrum of biological issues. The essays in this book tackle the insects' physiology, including their evolution and dominance. The papers also discuss the various avenues of water loss and gain as interrelated components of overall water balance in land arthropods. This reference suggests possible areas for further research mainly at the whole animal level. It also describes the fat body, hemolymph, endocrine control of vitellogenin synthesis, reproduction, growth, hormones, chemistry, defense, and survival of insects. Other topics of importance include cell communication and pattern formation in insects; plant-insect interaction; and insecticides.

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CONTRIBUTORS

Numbers in parentheses indicate the pages on which authors’ contributions begin.

J.W.L. Beament(1),     Department of Agriculture, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England

M.J. Berridge(463),     Department of Zoology/ARC Group, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England

D. Blest(705),     Department of Behavioral Biology, Research School of Biological Sciences, The Australian National Academy, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601, Australia

W. Bowers(613),     New York State Agricultural Experimental Station-Entymology-Plant Pathology, Geneva, New York

P. Bryant(517),     Developmental Biology Laboratory, University of California, Irvine, California

E. Bursell(905)*,     Department of Biology, University College of Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Salisbury, Zimbabwe

S. Caveney(565),     Department of Zoology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

K.G. Davey(325),     Department of Biology, York University, Downsview, Ontario, Canada

C. Duranceau(479),     Developmental Biology Center and Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, California

E. Edney(39),     Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 2A

J. Edwards(667),     Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

T. Eisner(847),     Section of Neurobiology and Behavior, Langmuir Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850

M. Elliott(879),     Insecticides and Fungicides Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts, A15 2JQ United Kingdom

F. Engelmann(311),     Department of Zoology, University of California, Los Angeles, California

B. Filshie(59),     CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Canberra City, A.C.T. 2601, Australia

L. Gilbert(439),     Department of Biological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

J. Girton(517),     Developmental Biology Center and Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, California

S. Glenn(479),     Developmental Biology Center and Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, California

W.R. Harvey(105),     Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140

P. Hayes(543),     Department of Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

A. Horridge(705),     Department of Behavioral Biology, Research School of Biological Sciences, The Australian National Academy, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601, Australia

G. Hoyle(635),     Department of Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403

A.M. Jungreis(273),     Department of Zoology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37916

K. Katula(439),     Department of Biological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

J. Küppers(125, 735),     Institute of Zoology, University of Münster, Hufferstrasse, 1D-4400 Münster, Germany

N. Lane(765),     Department of Zoology, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England

J.H. Law(295),     Department of Biochemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637

M. Locke(227),     Department of Zoology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

J. Machin(79),     Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

S. Maddrell(179),     Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England

P. Martin(517),     Developmental Biology Center and Department of Developmental Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, California

P. Miller(819),     Department of Zoology, University Museum, Parks Road, Oxford, England

K. Nakanishi(603),     Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027

K.R. Norris(19),     CSIRO, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601, Australia

H. Oberlander(423),     Insect Attractants, Behavior, and Basic Biology Research Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Gainesville, Florida 32601

J. Phillips(145),     Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1W5

J.W.S. Pringle(925),     F.R.S. Department of Zoology, University Museum, Oxford, England

L. Riddiford(403),     Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98105

W. Roelofs(583),     New York State Agricultural Experimental Station-Entymology, Geneva, New York

M. Russell(543),     Department of Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

D.S. Smith(797),     University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101

D. Schneider(685),     Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, Abteilung Schneider, 8131 Seeweisen, West Germany

H.A. Schneiderman(479),     Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri 63166

S. Sridhara(439),     Department of Biological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

J.E. Steele(253),     Department of Zoology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

R.A. Steinbrecht(685),     Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphsiologie, Abteilung Schneider, 8131 Seeweisen, West Germany

U. Thurm(125, 735),     Institute of Zoology, University of Münster, Hufferstrasse, ID-4400, Münster, Germany

S. Tobe(345),     Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

J. Treherne(765),     Department of Zoology, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England

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Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.12.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-323-14185-4 / 0323141854
• ISBN-13: 978-0-323-14185-7 / 9780323141857