Insect hormones / H. Frederik Nijhout.
Insect hormones / H. Frederik Nijhout.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1994.
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T0399695
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English
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Physical content
xi, 267 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Anatomy of the Insect Endocrine System -- Ch. 2. Mechanisms of Hormone Action and Experimental Methods -- Ch. 3. Metabolism and Homeostasis -- Ch. 4. The Developmental Physiology of Growth, Molting, and Metamorphosis -- Ch. 5. The Endocrine Control of Molting and Metamorphosis -- Ch. 6. Repro...
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Publisher
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1994.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c1994.
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Summary
The author offers a comprehensive survey of the many roles that hormones play in the biology of insects. Among the topics discussed are the control of molting, metamorphosis, reproduction, caste determination in social insects, diapause, migration, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, diuresis, and behavior. The account features a summary of the most...
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Insect hormones / H. Frederik Nijhout.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-251) and indexes.
Transferred from N595.70142/1.
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c1994.
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T0399695
Record Identifier
74VKRpAWKXgM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRpAWKXgM
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0691059128 (pbk)
9780691034669 (cl) :
0691034664 (cl) :
9780691059129 (pbk)
DDC
595.70142
MMS ID
991023029929702626
