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Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 56, provides readers with the latest interdisciplinary reviews on the topic. It is an essential reference source for invertebrate physiologists, neurobiologists, entomologists, zoologists, and insect chemists, with this new release focusing on the Effects of resource limitation on the strengths of tradeoffs in insect lifecycles, The circadian system in insects: cellular, molecular, and functional organization, Molecular Physiology of the Insect Midgut, The Cryptonephridic system in Lepidoptera, Subsocial insects and the physiology of parental care, Mechanisms regulating phenotypically plastic traits in wing polymorphic insects, and more.

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Author:   Russell Jurenka (Professor, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc.(London) Ltd
Weight:   0.740kg
ISBN:  

9780081028421

ISBN 10:   0081028423
Pages:   353
Publication Date:   21 May 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Flight-fecundity tradeoffs in wing-monomorphic insects Natasha Tigreros and Goggy Davidowitz 2. Mechanisms regulating phenotypic plasticity in wing polyphenic insects Abigail M. Hayes, Mark D. Lavine, Hiroki Gotoh, Xinda Lin and Laura Corley Lavine 3. The circadian system in insects: Cellular, molecular, and functional organization Kenji Tomioka and Akira Matsumoto 4. Molecular physiology of insect midgut Walter R. Terra, Ignacio G. Barroso, Renata O. Dias and Clelia Ferreira 5. The Malpighian tubules and cryptonephric complex in lepidopteran larvae Dennis Kolosov and Michael J. O'Donnell 6. The physiology of insect families: A door to the study of social evolution Stephen T. Trumbo 7. Sex ratios in the haplodiploid herbivores, Aleyrodidae and Thysanoptera: A review and tools for study Elizabeth Canlas Bondy and Martha S. Hunter 8. Insect prostaglandins and other eicosanoids: From molecular to physiological actions David Stanley and Yonggyun Kim

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

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