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Advances in Insect Physiology.

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Advances in Insect Physiology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters.Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.- Provides the latest information on Insect Physiology research- Offers outstanding and original reviews on a...

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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, 2025.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Advances in Insect Physiology Series.
Subjects:
Insects > Physiology.
Chemical ecology.
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: Octopamine and tyramine receptors as potential insect pest control targets: A Decade of progress and future directions
  • 1 A decade of octopamine (OA)/tyramine (TA) receptor studies in insects
  • 2 Progress in OA receptor (OAR) research
  • 3 Progress in TA receptor (TAR) research
  • 4 Toward sustainable innovation: OA/TARs as next-generation targets in agrochemical design
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter Two: From molecules to societies: A roadmap to the chemical regulation of reproduction in social insects
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 From top down to bottom up: A shift away from a queen-centered framework
  • 1.2 Innate or learned? Plasticity in responding to reproductive signals
  • 1.3 How do pheromones work? Gaining mechanistic knowledge through neurosensory and neuroanatomy
  • 1.4 Advances in genomics and epigenetics underlying reproductive signaling
  • 1.5 Signal design
  • how should the yet-to-be discovered reproductive signals look like?
  • 2 Recap and conclusion
  • Funding
  • Conflict of interest
  • References
  • Chapter Three: Recent and future advances in the molecular physiology of mosquito diapause
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Fundamental and applied significance of mosquito diapause
  • 3 Scope of this roadmap article
  • 4 Recent progress
  • 4.1 Background information on Cx. pipiens prior to 2016
  • 4.2 Notable advances concerning Cx. pipiens since 2016
  • 4.3 Background information on Ae. albopictus prior to 2016
  • 4.4 Notable advances concerning Ae. albopictus since 2016
  • 5 Future directions
  • 5.1 How does the circadian clock regulate diapause induction and link to downstream diapause physiology?
  • 5.2 How does histone-mediated modification of chromatin structure regulate diapause-associated gene expression?.
  • 5.3 How do miRNAs regulate diapause physiology?
  • 5.4 Do long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate diapause in mosquitoes?
  • 5.5 What are the molecular and physiological processes underlying aestivation in the malaria transmitting mosquito, Anopheles coluzzi?
  • 5.6 What are the molecular and physiological processes underlying the evolution of diapause characteristics in populations of Ae. aegypti from South America?
  • 5.7 How are the molecular and physiological mechanisms of diapause regulation in mosquitoes altered in response to climatic variation across space and time?
  • 5.8 How can knowledge of the molecular physiology of mosquito diapause be used to develop novel vector control strategies?
  • References
  • Chapter Four: The 2025 roadmap for insect cognitive ecology
  • 1 Status
  • 2 Current and future challenges
  • 2.1 Measuring full individual experience in the field
  • 2.2 Testing for "high-level" cognition in the field
  • 2.3 Finding new paradigms to measure the breath of insect cognition
  • 2.4 Studying non-model species for a truly comparative research
  • 2.5 Measuring cognitive variability within and across populations
  • 2.6 Monitoring environmental quality
  • 2.7 Informing conservation plans
  • 2.8 Understanding ecological functions and evolutionary processes
  • 3 Concluding remarks
  • References
  • Chapter Five: From insect virus discovery to application: Opportunities, challenges, and directions
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Opportunities
  • 2.1 Evolving trends in insect virus research
  • 2.2 Tools and resources for discovery and application
  • 2.3 Challenges
  • 2.3.1 Metagenomic and virus discovery
  • 2.3.2 Functional characterisation bottlenecks
  • 2.3.3 Risks of development of resistance and non-target effects
  • 2.3.4 Directions and future perspectives
  • References.
  • Chapter Six: A roadmap for the role of juvenile hormone in mosquito development and reproduction
  • 1 Status
  • 2 Current and future challenges
  • 2.1 How is the JH titer regulated in mosquitoes?
  • 2.2 How do allatoregulators control JH synthesis?
  • 2.3 What role does JH play in mosquito development?
  • 2.4 What role does JH play in the reproduction of mosquitoes?
  • 2.5 What is the mechanism of action of JH?
  • 3 Concluding notes
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Back Cover.