Insect Integument and Colour ( Volume 38 )

Publication series :Volume 38

Author: Simpson   Stephen;Casas   Jerome  

Publisher: Elsevier Science‎

Publication year: 2010

E-ISBN: 9780123813909

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780123813893

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780123813893

Subject: Q96 Entomology

Language: ENG

Access to resources Favorite

Disclaimer: Any content in publications that violate the sovereignty, the constitution or regulations of the PRC is not accepted or approved by CNPIEC.

Description

Advances in Insect Physiology publishes eclectic and thematic volumes containing important, comprehensive and in-depth reviews of all aspects of insect physiology. It is an essential reference source for invertebrate physiologists and neurobiologists, entomologists, zoologists and insect biochemists. First published in 1963, the serial is now edited by Steve Simpson and Jerome Casas to provide an international perspective. This thematic volume on insect integument and colour contributes to the revival of insect integrative biology.

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

Chapter

Front Cover

pp.:  1 – 4

Copyright Page

pp.:  5 – 6

Contents

pp.:  6 – 8

Contributors

pp.:  8 – 10

Chapter 3: Diverse Strategies of Protein Sclerotization in Marine Invertebrates: Structure-Property Relationships in Natural Biomaterials

pp.:  84 – 144

Chapter 4: Insect Cuticular Surface Modifications: Scales and Other Structural formations

pp.:  144 – 190

Chapter 5: Structural Colours

pp.:  190 – 228

Chapter 6: Molecular and Physiological Basis of Colour Pattern Formation

pp.:  228 – 276

Chapter 7: Insect Colours and Visual Appearance in the Eyes of Their Predators

pp.:  276 – 364

Index

pp.:  364 – 374

Color Plates

pp.:  374 – 406

The users who browse this book also browse