Insect Development - Morphogenesis, Molting and Metamorphosis
Edited by Lawrence Gilbert
Academic Press
August 2009
Hardcover 730 pp ISBN 9780123751362
£62.00
Insect Development: Metamorphosis, Molting and Morphogenesis presents an opportunity for the reader
who desires to purchase a comprehensive yet affordable work on these important aspects of insect development.
Timeless articles by a host of respected contributors in the field cover such topics as embryonic development,
hormonal control of form and function of the nervous system, programmed cell death, organization of the
endocrine system, and much more.
Contents
Homeotic Genes
Drosophila Limb Development
Early Embryonic Development
Hormonal Control of Form and Function of the Nervous System
Programmed Cell Death
The Prothoracicotropic Hormone
The Ecdysteroid Receptor
The Juvenile Hormones
Circadian Organization of the Endocrine System
Transposable Elements for Insect Transformation
Chitin Metabolism in Insects
Cuticular Proteins
Insect Cytochrome
Insect G Protein-Coupled Receptors
Insect Transformation for Use in Control
Insect Growth- and Development-Disrupting Insecticides
