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The goal of this textbook is to provide students and non-specialists with an overview of the dynamic and wide-ranging science that insect endocrinology has become since its beginnings nearly 80 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 moulting, metamorphosis, reproduction, caste determination in social insects, diapause, migration, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, diuresis and behaviour. 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.
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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.
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"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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"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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Insect Hormones
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hb, xi + 267. Previous owner's name on front endpaper but the book is in excellent condition. VG in VG dj. Provides a comprehensive overview of insect endocrinology. Contents: Anatomy of the insect endocrine system; Mechanisms of hormone action and experimental methods; Metabolism and homeostasis; The developmental physiology of growth, molting and metamorphosis; The endocrine control of molting and metamorphosis; Reproduction; Diapause; Polyphenisms; Hormones and behaviour. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 035388
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32. Condition: Wie neu. 1994. 267 S., zahlr. Abb., gebunden The author offers a comprehensive survey of the many roles that hormones play in biology of insects. Among the topics discussed are the control of molting, metamorphosis, reproduction, caste determination in social insects, diapause, migration, carbohydr Sprache: Deutsch. Seller Inventory # 15596
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