Regulatory Mechanisms In Insect Feeding

Author : Reg F. Chapman,Gerrit de Boer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461517757

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Regulatory Mechanisms in Insect Feeding by Reg F. Chapman,Gerrit de Boer Pdf

The only book to deal comprehensively with insect feeding was published by C. T. Brues in 1946. His Insect Dietary was an account of insect feeding habits. Since that time there has been a revolution in biology, and almost all aspects of our understanding of insect feeding have expanded to an extent and into areas that would have been unthinkable in Brues' day. Yet, our book does not replace Insect Dietary but, instead, complements it, because our aim is to bring together information on the mechanisms by which food quality and quantity are regulated. We deliberately focus attention on the feeding process; to include food-finding would have required a much larger book and would have moved the focus away from more proximate mechanisms. This book is dedicated to the late Vincent G. Dethier. As a pioneer in studying the physiological basis of animal behavior, he focused on regulation of feeding in flies and caterpillars. His work on the blowfly, together with that by his many students and co-workers, still provides the most completely described mechanism of insect feeding. The citation of his work in almost every chapter in this book illustrates the importance of his findings and ideas to our current understanding of regulation of insect feeding. The authors in this book provide many innovative and stimulating ideas typifying Dethier's approach to the study of feeding be havior.

Author : Carl Walter Schaefer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Insects
ISBN : MINN:31951D01642690S

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Functional Morphology of Insect Feeding by Carl Walter Schaefer Pdf

Author : Vincent H. Resh,Ring T. Cardé
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1266 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003-04-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080546056

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Encyclopedia of Insects by Vincent H. Resh,Ring T. Cardé Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Insects is a comprehensive work devoted to all aspects of insects, including their anatomy, physiology, evolution, behavior, reproduction, ecology, and disease, as well as issues of exploitation, conservation, and management. Articles provide definitive facts about all insects from aphids, beetles and butterflies to weevils and yellowjackets. Insects are beautiful and dreadful, ravenous pests and devastating disease vectors, resilient and resistant to eradication, and the source of great benefit and great loss for civilization. Important for ecosystem health, they have influenced the evolution of other life forms on our planet including humans. Anyone interested in insects, from university professors and researchers to high school students preparing a report, will find The Encyclopedia of Insects an indispensable volume for insect information. * An unprecedented collection in 1,276 pages covering every important aspect of insects * Presents 270 original articles, thoroughly peer reviewed and edited for consistency * Features 1,000 figures and tables, including 500 full-color photographs * Includes the latest information contributed by 250 experts in 17 countries * Designed to save research time with a full glossary, 1,700 cross-references, and 3,000 bibliographic entries

Author : G. A. Kerkut
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483286204

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Regulation: Digestion, Nutrition, Excretion by G. A. Kerkut Pdf

In this volume, seven of the chapters deal with feeding and diet, which is reasonable since insects consume an estimated l5-20% of all the world's planted crops. Many insects even have a specialized larval feeding stage that usually occupies a different ecological niche to the adult and so does not compete for the adult's food stock. Other chapters describe the means by which insects maintain their water balance, nitrogen balance and temperature balance under a range of conditions. These involve regulation by hormonal and behavioural systems that are also described here. The l4 chapters are all extensively illustrated and referenced and therefore provide excellent summaries of current knowledge. They will be of great value to entomologists, zoologists and biologists in general.

Author : Reginald Frederick Chapman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521578906

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The Insects by Reginald Frederick Chapman Pdf

Extensively rewritten and long-awaited update of the standard text on insect structure and function.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1975-12-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080579078

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Advances in Insect Physiology by Anonim Pdf

Advances in Insect Physiology

Author : Alex Córdoba-Aguilar,Daniel González-Tokman,Isaac González-Santoyo
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780192518095

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Insect Behavior by Alex Córdoba-Aguilar,Daniel González-Tokman,Isaac González-Santoyo Pdf

Insects display a staggering diversity of behaviors. Studying these systems provides insights into a wide range of ecological, evolutionary, and behavioral questions including the genetics of behavior, phenotypic plasticity, chemical communication, and the evolution of life-history traits. This accessible text offers a new approach that provides the reader with the necessary theoretical and conceptual foundations, at different hierarchical levels, to understand insect behavior. The book is divided into three main sections: mechanisms, ecological and evolutionary consequences, and applied issues. The final section places the preceding chapters within a framework of current threats to human survival - climate change, disease, and food security - before providing suggestions and insights as to how we can utilize an understanding of insect behavior to control and/or ameliorate them. Each chapter provides a concise, authoritative review of the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological foundations of each topic.

Author : R. F. Chapman,Stephen J. Simpson,Angela E. Douglas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 963 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521113892

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The Insects by R. F. Chapman,Stephen J. Simpson,Angela E. Douglas Pdf

A long-awaited update of the standard textbook on insect structure and function, revised by a team of eminent insect physiologists.

Author : Hans-Rudolf Berthoud,Randy J. Seeley
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999-10-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 1420048937

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Neural and Metabolic Control of Macronutrient Intake by Hans-Rudolf Berthoud,Randy J. Seeley Pdf

When an excessive proportion of the human energy requirement is derived from fat, the likelihood of obesity increases. Any such individual is at risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease- grave and costly health hazards. The selective control of fat ingestion is a promising solution to these concerns. Existing data suggests that macronutrient intake can be manipulated. Further research is working to create pharmacological tools that will suppress fat consumption. It will also be possible to fight obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Neural and Metabolic Control of Macronutrient Intake systematically discusses the known physiological mechanisms involved in macronutrientselection, including their molecular, genetic and neurochemical aspects. The book is also a critical review of the hypothesis that ingestion of the three nutrients is regulated by separate neural control mechanisms, leaving open the possibility that strategies could be devised to intervene in bodily control systems and alter the proportion of fat in the diet. This reference provides three types of information: First, the basic background of the biochemical and physiological systems as they relate to macronutrient selection. Second, opinions and data concerning to what degree animals and humans show evidence of macronutrient selection. And, third, evidence about how the central nervous system might be involved in the choices animals make among macronutrients.

Author : Antonio Ricardo Panizzi,Jose R. P. Parra
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781439837092

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Insect Bioecology and Nutrition for Integrated Pest Management by Antonio Ricardo Panizzi,Jose R. P. Parra Pdf

The field of insect nutritional ecology has been defined by how insects deal with nutritional and non-nutritional compounds, and how these compounds influence their biology in evolutionary time. In contrast, Insect Bioecology and Nutrition for Integrated Pest Management presents these entomological concepts within the framework of integrated pest m

Author : Harald W. Krenn
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030296544

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Insect Mouthparts by Harald W. Krenn Pdf

This is the first comprehensive book focusing on the form and function of insect mouthparts. Written by leading experts, it reviews the current knowledge on feeding types and the evolution of mouthparts and presents new research approaches. The richly illustrated articles cover topics ranging from functional morphology, biomechanics of biting and chewing, and the biophysics of fluid-feeding to the morphogenesis and genetics of mouthpart development, ecomorphology in flower-visiting insects as well as the evolution of mouthparts, including fossil records. Intended for entomologists and scientists interested in interdisciplinary approaches, the book provides a solid basis for future scientific work. Chapter 6 of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.

Author : Allen Carson Cohen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003-10-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780203488690

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Insect Diets by Allen Carson Cohen Pdf

Many of the advances in entomology during the past century can be attributed to the ability to rear insects successfully on artificial diets. Reliance upon these diets dictates that we understand how and why diets work and why they fail. Insect Diets: Science and Technology explains the intricacies and dynamics of this complex and misunderstood asp

Author : A. D. F. Addink,N. Spronk
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483190303

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Invited Lectures by A. D. F. Addink,N. Spronk Pdf

Exogenous and Endogenous Influences on Metabolic and Neural Control, Volume 1: Invited Lectures covers the proceedings of the Third Congress of the European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. The book presents 35 papers that cover various aspects in the control of physiological activities in animals. The text first details the origin of physiology and comparative physiology. Next, the book covers papers that deal with different physiological systems, which include feeding, respiration, reproduction, osmoregulation, and perception. The text will be of great use to students, researchers, and practitioners of biology, biochemistry, medicine.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2000-01-18
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0080524281

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Advances in the Study of Behavior by Anonim Pdf

Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 29 continues to serve scientists across a wide spectrum of disciplines. Focusing on new theories and research developments with respect to behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, and comparative psychology, these volumes foster cooperation and communications in these dense fields. The aim of Advances in the Study of Behavior remains as it has been since the series began: to serve the increasing number of scientists who are engaged in the study of animal behavior by presenting their theoretical ideas and research to their colleagues and to those in neighboring fields. We hope that the series will continue its "contribution to the development of the field," as its intended role was phrased in the Preface to the first volume in 1965. Since that time, traditional areas of animal behavior have achieved new vigor by the links they have formed with related fields and by the closer relationship that now exists between those studying animal and human subjects.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Insect pests
ISBN : MINN:31951D00791306V

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X International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, Bozeman, Montana, USA, July 4-14, 1999 by Anonim Pdf