Advances in Insect Physiology
- 1st Edition, Volume 59 - October 30, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Russell Jurenka
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 3 6 7 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 3 6 8 - 2
Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 59, examines the molecular and developmental origins of insect extended phenotypes, their diverse physiological functions, their conseq… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Insect Physiology, Volume 59, examines the molecular and developmental origins of insect extended phenotypes, their diverse physiological functions, their consequences for the ecology and evolution of insects, and their biotic partners. Chapters cover recent ideas about the significance and roles of extended phenotypes and provide overviews of the latest advances. Written for a broad audience of researchers and students, the book's chapters establish extended phenotypes as focal structures for understanding genotype-to-phenotype maps, the origins and consequences of complex traits among multiple interacting partners, and the roles they may play in providing resilience against climate change.
- Compiles and synthesizes the latest advances in understanding extended phenotypes
- Provides detailed information on molecular and cellular mechanisms underpinning formation and control of extended phenotypes
- Gives comprehensive implications of extended phenotypes for ecology, evolution and applied systems
Organismal biologists, ecologists, evolutionary biologists, for both researchers and students.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Chapter One: Controlled reproduction in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) via artificial insemination
- Abstract
- 1: Early experiments in animal artificial insemination
- 2: Early attempts to control mating in bees
- 3: Honey bee reproductive biology
- 4: Artificial selection
- 5: Controlled mating
- 6: Artificial insemination of queen bees
- 7: Early experiments in honey bee artificial insemination
- 8: Instruments
- 9: Syringes
- 10: Spermatozoa storage in vivo: The spermatheca
- 11: Above-freezing semen storage
- 12: Cryopreservation of honey bee semen
- 13: Homogenised semen
- 14: Narcosis
- 15: Proper care of queens pre- and postinsemination is an important contributor to insemination success
- 16: Evaluation of success
- 17: Current status and future directions for artificial insemination in honey bees
- 18: Conclusions
- Chapter Two: Current trends in the oxidative stress and ageing of social hymenopterans
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Molecular mechanisms of oxidative stress in social insects
- 3: Oxidative stress and castes
- 4: Epigenetics, ageing, and oxidative stress in social insects
- 5: Oxidative stress and metabolic process of social insects
- 6: Environmental factors
- 7: Conclusion and future directions
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter Three: A review of nutrition in bumblebees: The effect of caste, life-stage and life history traits
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Nutrition and bumblebee preferences
- 3: Larval and adult feeding in bumblebees
- 4: Nutritional needs of larvae
- 5: Nutritional needs of adults
- 6: Colony nutrition
- 7: The gut microbiome
- 8: Interactive effects of nutrition and stress
- 9: Interspecific differences amongst bumblebees
- 10: Conclusions
- Chapter Four: One problem, many solutions: Female reproduction is regulated by chemically diverse pheromones across insects
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Reproductive division of labour in insect societies
- 3: Reproduction by female insects
- 4: Reproductive conflicts across insects
- 5: Resolution of reproductive conflicts
- 6: Insect semiochemicals: historical perspectives and definitions
- 7: Diversity and conservation of cues and pheromones regulating reproduction in insects
- 8: Many solutions for the same problem: diverse chemical structures, shared elements, or both?
- 9: The evolution of reproductive signals in insects
- 10: Future challenges and directions
- Acknowledgements
- Funding
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 59
- Published: October 30, 2020
- No. of pages (Hardback): 190
- No. of pages (eBook): 190
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780128203675
- eBook ISBN: 9780128203682
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Russell Jurenka
Dr. Russell Jurenka is a professor in the Department of Entomology at Iowa State University.
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