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Advances in Insect Physiology.

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This volume of 'Advances in Insect Physiology' focuses on the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, as a model organism for studying insect development and reproduction, particularly in an endocrine context. The book discusses key hormones such as juvenile hormones and ecdysteroids, and t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jurenka, Russell
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Russell Jurenka
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chantilly : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2024.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Issn Series.
Subjects:
Insect hormones.
Insects > Physiology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Advances in Insect Physiology
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Chapter One: The German cockroach as a model in insect development and reproduction in an endocrine context
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The German cockroach
  • 3 Hormones involved in development and reproduction
  • 3.1 Juvenile hormones
  • 3.1.1 Biosynthesis of JH
  • 3.1.2 Patterns of JH production
  • 3.1.3 Regulation of JH production
  • 3.1.4 JH signal transduction
  • 3.2 Ecdysteroids
  • 3.2.1 Biosynthesis of ecdysone
  • 3.2.2 Patterns of ecdysteroid production
  • 3.2.3 Regulation of ecdysteroid production
  • 3.2.4 Ecdysone signal transduction
  • 3.3 Peptides
  • 3.3.1 Allatostatins
  • 3.3.2 Orcokinins
  • 3.3.3 Insulin-like peptides
  • 4 Non-coding RNAs
  • 4.1 miRNAS
  • 4.2 piRNAs
  • 5 Development
  • 5.1 Embryogenesis
  • 5.2 Nymphal development, molting
  • 5.3 Wing morphogenesis