Advances in Insect Physiology

ISBN-13: 9780123737151 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 249 str.

S. J. Simpson

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Advances in Insect Physiology publishes eclectic volumes containing important, comprehensive and in-depth reviews on all aspects of insect physiology. It is an essential reference source for invertebrate physiologists and neurobiologists, entomologists, zoologists and insect biochemists. First published in 1963, the serial is now edited by Steve Simpson (Oxford University, UK).

• More than 300 pages with contributions from the leading researchers in entomology
• Over 40 figures and illustrations combined
• Includes an in-depth review of the genetics of the honey bee
• Discusses the physiological diversity in insects

Spis treści

1. Behavioural Genetics of the Honey Bee, Apis mellifera

2. Physiological Diversity in Insects: Ecological and Evolutionary Contexts

3. Nest Thermoregulation in Social Insects

4. The Organule Concept of Insect Sense Organs: Sensory Transduction and Organule Evolution