Larvae: Morphology, Biology and Life Cycle

by Kia Pourali, Vafa Niroomand Raad (Editor)

Overview

Larvae are the distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the morphology, biology and life cycle of larvae. Topics include the morphological changes of marine fish larvae and their nutrition needs; spawning and nursery areas of neotropical fish species; larvae and embryonization principles of ontogeny in arthropods; larvicidal lectins and trypsin inhibitors isolated from different plant tissues; aquaculture production and larval rearing; expression of recombinant proteins in insect larvae; and adaptive plasticity and evolution in larvae with particular reference to the chironomid midge.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781619426627
Publisher:	Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/28/2012
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 10.30(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Preface i

Chapter 1 Morphological Changes of Marine Fish Larvae and Their Nutrition Need Zhenhua Ma Jian G. Qin Zhulan Nie 1

Chapter 2 Larvae, Embryonization and Morphophysiological Principles of Ontogeny in Arthropods Andrew B. Shatrov 21

Chapter 3 Effects of Plant Lectins and Trypsin Inhibitors on Development, Morphology and Biochemistry of Insect Larvae Patrícia M. G. Paiva Emmanuel V. Pontual Thiago H. Napoleão Luana C. B. B. Coelho 37

Chapter 4 Intrannual Effects of Biotic and Abiotic Factors on Growth and Mortality of Anadromous Twaite Shad, Alosa fallax fallax (Lacépède, 1803), Larvae E. Esteves J. P. Andrade 57

Chapter 5 Variation in Immunogenicity and Infectivity of Encapsulating and Non-Encapsulating Trichinella Species Emília Dvoroznákova Zuzana Hurníková 83

Chapter 6 Economically Important Marine Larvae: Aquaculture Production and Larval Rearing Julian Gamboa-Delgado 105

Chapter 7 Morphology Like a Tool to Understand the Social Behavior in Ant's Larvae Gabriela Ortiz Maria Izabel Camargo Mathias Odair Correa Bueno 119

Chapter 8 Biology and Life Cycle of Thitarodes Pui (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae), a Host of the Caterpillar Fungus Ophiocordyceps Sinensis in the Tibetan Plateau Zhi-Wen Zou Jun-Feng Li Gu-Ren Zhang 137

Chapter 9 Spawning and Nursery Habitats of Neotropical Fish Species in the Tributaries of a Regulated River Maristela C. Makrakis Patrícia S. da Silva Sergio Makrakis Ariane F. de Lima Lucileine de Assumpção Salete de Paula Leandro E. Miranda João H. P. Dias 153

Chapter 10 Biofactories. Expression of Recombinant Proteins in Insect Larvae Nicolás Urtasun Alexandra M. Targovnik Laura E. Faletti Osvaldo Cascone María V. Miranda 167

Chapter 11 Comparison of Growth, Fatty Acids and Amino Acid Profiles During Larval Ontogeny in Two Marine Fish Species Margarida Saavedra Pedro Pousão-Ferreira 177

Chapter 12 Adaptive Plasticity and Evolution in Larvae with Particular Reference to the Chironomid Midge Athol J. McLachlan 187

Index 197