Advances in Insect Physiology

by Russell Jurenka (Editor)

Overview

Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 68 in the series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Sections in this new release include The immune and non-immune defenses of aphids, Ecology, Evolution, and Mechanisms of Taste in Social Insects, Neuroendocrine regulation of Malpighian tubules, Tick gut physiology, and Drosophila/insect immunity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780443314193
Publisher:	Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date:	11/01/2025
Series:	Advances in Insect Physiology , #68
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	310
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Dr. Russell Jurenka is a professor in the Department of Entomology at Iowa State University.

Table of Contents

1. The immune and non-immune defenses of aphids
Zhiqiang Lu and Li Ma
2. Ecology, Evolution, and Mechanisms of Taste in Social Insects
James Traniello and E. Jordan Smith
3. Neuroendocrine regulation of Malpighian tubules
Jean-Paul Paluzzi
4. Tick gut physiology
Petr Kopáček
5. Drosophila/insect immunity
Ioannis Eleftherianos

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Edited by one of the best scientists in the field, this series presents the latest updates in the field of insect physiology

Editorial Reviews

"This volume provides an aptly timed interdisciplinary review on aspects of bark beetle physiology, especially how it relates to selecting, colonizing, and surviving in host trees. Overall, these reviews will be valuable to students and researchers seeking fundamental information about these devastating insects." —The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol.92, No. 4

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