The physiology of insect reproduction.

The Physiology of Insect Reproduction provides a comprehensive coverage of insect reproductive system. The title details basic phenomena governing reproductive processes in insects, with the whole spectrum of an insect reproductive cycle. The text first covers insect genitalia, and proceeds to discu...

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Main Author: Engelmann, Franz, 1928-
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, [1970]
Edition:[1st ed.].
Series:International series of monographs on pure and applied biology. Division, Zoology ; v. 44.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The Physiology of Insect Reproduction provides a comprehensive coverage of insect reproductive system. The title details basic phenomena governing reproductive processes in insects, with the whole spectrum of an insect reproductive cycle. The text first covers insect genitalia, and proceeds to discussing sex determination. Next, the selection talks about the development of unfertilized eggs in insects. The text also deals with gonadal development, along with insect mating behavior. Chapter 7 details the factors that affect egg production and fecundity, while Chapter 8 tackles hormonal control.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 307 pages) : 86 illustrations (2 color)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-299).
ISBN:9781483186535
1483186539