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Advances in Insect Physiology

Physiology of Human and Animal Disease Vectors

  • 1st Edition, Volume 37 - October 13, 2009
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Stephen Simpson, Jerome Casas
  • Language: English

This latest volume in this series contains articles on the physiology of human and animal disease vectors. The papers in this special issue give rise to key themes for the future… Read more

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Description

This latest volume in this series contains articles on the physiology of human and animal disease vectors. The papers in this special issue give rise to key themes for the future and make progress towards answering such questions as:How do insect vectors of disease find their animal hosts?Once a host is located, how do insects deploy their intricate mouthparts and the extraordinary complexities of salivary chemistry to secure a blood meal?

Key features

  • Contributions from the leading researchers in entomology
  • Discusses the physiological diversity in insects
  • Includes in-depth reviews with valuable information for a variety of entomology disciplines

Readership

Insect and other physiologists and neuroscientists, zoologists

Table of contents

Preface
Orientation towards hosts in haematophagous insects: an integrative perspective
CLAUDIO R. LAZZARI

From saliomes to the sialoverse: an insight into salivary potion of blood feeding insects
JOSÉ M. C. RIBEIRO, BRUNO ARCÀ

The enemy within: interactions between tsetse, trypanosomes and symbionts
DEIDRE P. WALSHE, CHER PHENG OOI, MICHAEL J. LEHANE, LEE R. HAINES

Interactions of Trypanosomatids and Triatomines
GÜNTER SCHAUB

Lyme disease spirochete-tick-host interactions
KATHARINE R. TYSON, JOSEPH PIESMAN

Epidemiological consequences of the ecological physiology of ticks
SARAH E. RANDOLPH

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 37
  • Published: February 13, 2014
  • Language: English

About the editors

SS

Stephen Simpson

Affiliations and expertise
ARC Federation Fellow; School of Biological Sciences; University of Sydney; New South Wales, Australia

JC

Jerome Casas

Affiliations and expertise
Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte, France

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