Insect Endocrinology

Insect Endocrinology
Author: Lawrence I. Gilbert
Publsiher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 589
Release: 2011-07-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780123848512

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The publication of the extensive seven-volume work Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science provided a complete reference encompassing important developments and achievements in modern insect science. One of the most swiftly moving areas in entomological and comparative research is endocrinology, and this volume, Insect Endocrinology, is designed for those who desire a comprehensive yet concise work on important aspects of this topic. Because this area has moved quickly since the original publication, articles in this new volume are revised, highlighting developments in the related area since its original publication. Insect Endocrinology covers the mechanism of action of insect hormones during growth and metamorphosis as well as the role of insect hormones in reproduction, diapause and the regulation of metabolism. Contents include articles on the juvenile hormones, circadian organization of the endocrine system, ecdysteroid chemistry and biochemistry, as well as new chapters on insulin-like peptides and the peptide hormone Bursicon. This volume will be of great value to senior investigators, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and advanced undergraduate research students. It can also be used as a reference for graduate courses and seminars on the topic. Chapters will also be valuable to the applied biologist or entomologist, providing the requisite understanding necessary for probing the more applied research areas. Articles selected by the known and respected editor-in-chief of the original major reference work, Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science Newly revised contributions bring together the latest research in the quickly moving field of insect endocrinology Review of the literature of the past five years is now included, as well as full use of data arising from the application of molecular technologies wherever appropriate

Insect Endocrinology

Insect Endocrinology
Author: Bronisław Cymborowski
Publsiher: Elsevier Publishing Company
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1992
Genre: Nature
ISBN: UCAL:B4457153

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The endocrinological control of the numerous processes associated with the physiology and development of insects has been the subject of extensive research during the past decade. This monograph presents a wide range of information on the insect endocrine system. Particular attention is given to the mechanism of action of insect hormones during growth and metamorphosis, with special reference to the functioning of the organism as a whole. The role of insect hormones in reproduction, diapause and the regulation of metabolism and behaviour is discussed. The prospects for insect hormones as insecticides are also considered.

Insect Hormones

Insect Hormones
Author: H. Frederik Nijhout
Publsiher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2021-02-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780691225111

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Although insect endocrinology is one of the oldest and most active branches of insect physiology, its classic general texts are long out of date, while its abundant primary literature provides little biological context in which to make sense of the discipline as a whole. In this book, H. Frederik Nijhout's goal is to provide a complete, concise, and up-to-date source for students and nonspecialists seeking an overview of the dynamic and wide-ranging science that insect endocrinology has become since its beginnings nearly eighty years ago in the study of insect metamorphosis. The author offers a comprehensive survey of the many roles that hormones play in the biology of insects. Among the topics discussed are the control of molting, metamorphosis, reproduction, caste determination in social insects, diapause, migration, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, diuresis, and behavior. The account features a summary of the most current and accurate thinking on the complex roles of ecdysone and juvenile hormone in the control of metamorphosis, a process still misunderstood and misrepresented in biological textbooks and many professional reviews. Throughout, the book's emphasis is on the biology of the organism and the ways in which physiological and developmental regulatory mechanisms are integrated into the insect's life cycle.

Current Topics in Insect Endocrinology and Nutrition

Current Topics in Insect Endocrinology and Nutrition
Author: Govindan Bhaskaran
Publsiher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781461332107

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Elements of Insect Endocrinology

Elements of Insect Endocrinology
Author: K. K. Nayar
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 74
Release: 1973
Genre: Endocrinology
ISBN: CORNELL:31924017867148

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Endocrinology of Insects

Endocrinology of Insects
Author: Roger G. H. Downer,Hans Laufer
Publsiher: Alan R. Liss
Total Pages: 732
Release: 1983
Genre: Nature
ISBN: MINN:31951000085170F

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Comprehensive Insect Physiology Biochemistry and Pharmacology

Comprehensive Insect Physiology  Biochemistry  and Pharmacology
Author: Gerald A. Kerkut,Lawrence Irwin Gilbert
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 590
Release: 1985
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080308082

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This volume details the origins and history of insect endocrinology, from its remarkably intuitive beginnings, through the occasionally circuitous, but ultimately successful, investigations by several generations of endocrinologists who have progressively transformed the field to one characterized by vigor, enthusiasm, and scientific excellence. From the opening chapter by the founder of the field, Sir Vincent Wigglesworth, documenting the origins of this science, to the chapter defining the new investigative area of comparative vertebrate-invertebrate endocrinology, this volume, augmented by volume 8 of this series, presents the evolution of insect endocrinology up to the most recent discoveries with a level of detail that makes it an unsurpassed resource for today's endocrinologist.

Endocrinology of Insects

Endocrinology of Insects
Author: R. G. H. Downer
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 707
Release: 1983
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 0845129015

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Organization of the neuroendrocrine system. Chemistry of insect hormones and neurohormones. Regulation of metamorphosis. Regulation of reproduction. Regulation of growth and development. Metabolic homeostasis. Mytropic factors and regulation pigmentation. Novel systems for studyng insect endocrines. Pheromones. Intracellular communications. Distribution and role of insect hormones in plants. Hormones and insect control.