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Phase and Caste Determination in Insects
Endocrine Aspects
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1976
- Editor: Martin Lüscher
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 2 3 3 5 - 6
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 2 1 2 5 6 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 5 5 7 7 - 7
Phase and Caste Determination in Insects: Endocrine Aspects is a collection of papers presented at a Symposium of the Section Physiology and Biochemistry of the XV International… Read more
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Request a sales quotePhase and Caste Determination in Insects: Endocrine Aspects is a collection of papers presented at a Symposium of the Section Physiology and Biochemistry of the XV International Congress of Entomology, held in Washington, D.C. in 1976. Contributors explore the endocrine aspects of phase and caste differentiation in insects, with emphasis on the crucial roles of juvenile hormone (JH) and queen bee determinator. This book is comprised of 11 chapters and begins with a discussion on the role of JH in caste formation in honey bees, bumblebees, and termites. Subsequent chapters explore environmental, genetic, and endocrine influences in caste determination in the stingless bee; endocrine control over caste differentiation in higher termites and Myrmicine ants; the influence of external factors on hormone effects in termite caste determination; and the role of JH in the polymorphism of aphids. The final chapter deals with the regulation of aphid polymorphism by neurosecretory cells. This monograph will be a valuable resource for entomologists, endocrinologists, physiologists, and biochemists as well as insect enthusiasts.
Preface
Introduction
Juvenile Hormone and Caste Differentiation in the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.)
The Role of Determinator in Caste Formation in the Honey Bee
Environmental, Genetic and Endocrine Influences in Stingless Bee Caste Determination
Juvenile Hormone and Queen Rearing in Bumblebees
Endocrine Control over Caste Differentiation in a Myrmicine Ant
The Influence of Juvenile Hormone Analogues on Caste Development in Termites
The Dependence of Hormone Effects in Termite Caste Determination on External Factors
Evidence for an Endocrine Control of Caste Determination in Higher Termites
Juvenile Hormone and Aphid Polymorphism
Neurosecretory Control of Polymorphism in Aphids
- No. of pages: 138
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1976
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483123356
- Hardback ISBN: 9780080212562
- eBook ISBN: 9781483155777
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