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This book should be of interest to graduate students and professors of entomology and zoology with a special interest in insect behaviour, physiology, neurobiology and control.

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Author:   Reg F. Chapman ,  Gerrit de Boer
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1995 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.710kg
ISBN:  

9780412031410

ISBN 10:   0412031418
Pages:   398
Publication Date:   31 July 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Mechanics of Feeding.- 1. Mechanics of Food Handling by Chewing Insects.- 2. Mechanics of Food Handling by Fluid-Feeding Insects.- 3. Insect Saliva: Function, Biochemistry, and Physiology.- Regulation of a Meal.- 4. Chemosensory Regulation of Feeding.- 5. Regulation of a Meal: Chewing Insects.- 6. Regulation of a Meal: Blood Feeders.- 7. Regulation of Phloem Sap Feeding by Aphids.- 8. Regulation of a Carbohydrate Meal in Adult Diptera, Lepidoptera, and Hymenoptera.- Long-term Regulation of Feeding.- 9. The Mechanisms of Nutritional Homeostasis.- 10. Effects of Experience on Feeding.- 11. Ontogenetic Changes in Feeding Behavior.- Methods of Controlling Insect Feeding.- 12. Stimulation of Feeding: Insect Control Agents.- 13. Use of Feeding Inhibitors in Insect Control.- Taxonomic Index.

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' ...a very readable reference book that I will be recommending to students.' Bulletin of Entomological Research 'This volume is a critical review of recent trends in food sciences and is a useful complement to the 1994 book ...' European Journal of Entomology

...a very readable reference book that I will be recommending to students.' Bulletin of Entomological Research This volume is a critical review of recent trends in food sciences and is a useful complement to the 1994 book ...' European Journal of Entomology

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