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The publication of the extensive 7-volume work Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science 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. One of the most popular areas in entomology is control, and this derivative work, Insect Control, taps into a previously unapproached market - the end user who desires to purchase a comprehensive yet affordable work on important aspects of this topic. Contents will include timeless articles covering insect growth- and development-disrupting insecticides, mechanisms and use of Bacillus thuringiensis, biology and genomics of polydnaviruses, pheromones: function and use in insect control, and more. New summaries for each chapter will give an overview of developments in the related article since its original publication.
Insects as a group occupy a middle ground in the biosphere between bacteria and viruses at one extreme, amphibians and mammals at the other. The size and general nature of insects present special problems to the study of ento mology. For example, many commercially available instruments are geared to measure in grams, while the forces commonly encountered in studying insects are in the milligram range. Therefore, techniques developed in the study of insects or in those fields concerned with the control of insect pests are often unique. Methods for measuring things are common to all sciences. Advances some times depend more on how something was done than on what was measured; indeed a given field often progresses from one technique to another as new methods are discovered, developed, and modified. Just as often, some of these techniques find their way into the classroom when the problems involved have been sufficiently ironed out to permit students to master the manipulations in a few laboratory periods. Many specialized techniques are confined to one specific research labora tory. Although methods may be considered commonplace where they are used, in another context even the simplest procedures may save considerable time. It is the purpose of this series (1) to report new developments in method ology, (2) to reveal sources of groups who have dealt with and solved particular entomological problems, and (3) to describe experiments which may be appli cable for use in biology laboratory courses."
The publication of the extensive seven-volume work "Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science" provided a complete reference encompassing important developments and achievements in modern insect science. One of the most swiftly moving areas in entomological and comparative research is endocrinology, and this volume, "Insect Endocrinology, " is designed for those who desire a comprehensive yet concise work on important aspects of this topic. Because this area has moved quickly since the original publication, articles in this new volume are revised, highlighting developments in the related area since its original publication. "Insect Endocrinology" covers the mechanism of action of insect
hormones during growth and metamorphosis as well as the role of
insect hormones in reproduction, diapause and the regulation of
metabolism. Contents include articles on the juvenile hormones,
circadian organization of the endocrine system, ecdysteroid
chemistry and biochemistry, as well as new chapters on insulin-like
peptides and the peptide hormone Bursicon. This volume will be of
great value to senior investigators, graduate students,
post-doctoral fellows and advanced undergraduate research students.
It can also be used as a reference for graduate courses and
seminars on the topic. Chapters will also be valuable to the
applied biologist or entomologist, providing the requisite
understanding necessary for probing the more applied research
areas.
Metamorphosis addresses various facets of postembryonic
development, particularly signal transduction, morphogenesis,
cell-cell interactions, and programmed cell death. A key feature of
the book is its exploration of the molecular mechanisms underlying
these processes.
The publication of the extensive seven-volume work "Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science" provided a complete reference encompassing important developments and achievements in modern insect science. One of the most swiftly moving areas in entomological and comparative research is molecular biology, and this volume, "Insect Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, " is designed for those who desire a comprehensive yet concise work on important aspects of this topic. This volume contains ten fully revised or rewritten chapters
from the original series as well as five completely new chapters on
topics such as insect immunology, insect genomics, RNAi, and
molecular biology of circadian rhythms and circadian behavior. The
topics included are key to an understanding of insect development,
with emphasis on the cuticle, digestive properties, and the
transport of lipids; extensive and integrated chapters on
cytochrome P450s; and the role of transposable elements in the
developmental processes as well as programmed cell death. This
volume will be of great value to senior investigators, graduate
students, post-doctoral fellows and advanced undergraduate research
students. It can also be used as a reference for graduate courses
and seminars on the topic. Chapters will also be valuable to the
applied biologist or entomologist, providing the requisite
understanding necessary for probing the more applied research areas
related to insect control.
The publication of the extensive 7-volume work "Comprehensive
Molecular Insect Science" 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.
One of the most popular areas in entomology is pharmacology, and
this derivative work, "Insect Pharmacology," taps into a previously
unapproached market the end user who desires to purchase a
comprehensive yet affordable work on important aspects of this
topic. Contents will include timeless articles covering sodium
channels, spider toxins and their potential for insect control,
insect transformation for use in control, amino acid and
neurotransmitter transporters, and more. New summaries for each
chapter will give an overview of developments in the related
article since its original publication. The articles are classic reviews offering broad coverage of essential topics in pharmacology, with special addenda including author notes on the chapter since its original publication Introduction by the editor puts the selected body of work in context for this volume, highlighting the need for entomologists, pharmacologists and related researchers to have these reviews in their personal collection "
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