Insect Hormones

Insect Hormones

by H. Frederik Nijhout
Insect Hormones

Insect Hormones

by H. Frederik Nijhout

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Overview

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endocrinology is one of the oldest and most active branches of insect physiology, its classic general texts are long out of date, while its abundant primary literature provides little biological context in which to make sense of the discipline as a whole.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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780691225111
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 02/09/2021
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 279
File size: 23 MB
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About the Author

H. Frederik Nijhout is Professor of Zoology at Duke University. He is the author of The Development and Evolution of Butterfly Wing Patterns.

Table of Contents

Preface

Ch. 1 Anatomy of the Insect Endocrine System

Ch. 2 Mechanisms of Hormone Action and Experimental Methods

Ch. 3 Metabolism and Homeostasis

Ch. 4 The Developmental Physiology of Growth, Molting, and Metamorphosis

Ch. 5 The Endocrine Control of Molting and Metamorphosis

Ch. 6 Reproduction

Ch. 7 Diapause

Ch. 8 Polyphenisms

Ch. 9 Hormones and Behavior

Epilogue

Literature Cited

Author Index

Subject Index

What People are Saying About This

New Scientist

This is an excellent and timely book which makes a major contribution to this branch of science. It brings together information about the workings of hormones that control almost every aspect of insect physiology. It is well written, and it will be essential reading for all with more than a passing interest in insect endocrinology, and is thoroughly recommended to students and researchers alike.

From the Publisher

"This is an excellent and timely book which makes a major contribution to this branch of science. It brings together information about the workings of hormones that control almost every aspect of insect physiology. It is well written, and it will be essential reading for all with more than a passing interest in insect endocrinology, and is thoroughly recommended to students and researchers alike."New Scientist

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