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Insect Development
Morphogenesis, Molting and Metamorphosis
1st Edition - August 13, 2009
Editor: Lawrence I. Gilbert
Language: English
eBook ISBN:9780123751379
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The publication of the extensive 7-volume work Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science has provided library customers and their end-users with a complete reference encomp…Read more
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The publication of the extensive 7-volume work Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science has provided library customers and their end-users with a complete reference encompassing important developments and achievements in modern insect science including reviews on the ecdysone receptor, lipocalins, and bacterial toxins. This derivative from the major reference work, Insect Development: Metamorphosis, Molting and Morphogenesis, presents a new opportunity for the end user who desires to purchase a comprehensive yet affordable work on these important aspects of insect development. Timeless articles by a host of respected contributors in the field cover such topics as embryonic development, hormonal control of form and function of the nervous system, programmed cell death, organization of the endocrine system, and much more.
Articles specially selected by the known and respected editor-in-chief of the original major reference work
Classic reviews offer essential coverage of development as it relates to metamorphosis, molting and morphogenesis
Introduction by the editor puts the selected body of work in context, highlighting the need for entomologists, developmental biologists and related researchers to have these valuable reviews in their personal collection
1. Homeotic Genes 2. Drosophila Limb Development 3. Early Embryonic Development 4. Hormonal Control of Form and Function of the Nervous System 5. Programmed Cell Death 6. The Prothoracicotropic Hormone 7. The Ecdysteroid Receptor 8. The Juvenile Hormones 9. Circadian Organization of the Endocrine System 10. Transposable Elements for Insect Transformation 11. Chitin Metabolism in Insects 12. Cuticular Proteins 13. Insect Cytochrome 14. Insect G Protein-Coupled Receptors 15. Insect Transformation for Use in Control 16. Insect Growth- and Development-Disrupting Insecticides
No. of pages: 730
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: August 13, 2009
Imprint: Academic Press
eBook ISBN: 9780123751379
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Lawrence I. Gilbert
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC