Insect Metamorphosis
eBook - ePub

Insect Metamorphosis

From Natural History to Regulation of Development and Evolution

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Insect Metamorphosis

From Natural History to Regulation of Development and Evolution

About this book

Insect Metamorphosis: From Natural History to Regulation of Development and Evolution explores the origin of metamorphosis, how it evolved, and how it is it regulated. The book discusses insect metamorphosis as a key innovation in insect evolution. With most of the present biodiversity on Earth composed of metamorphosing insects—approximately 1 million species currently described, with another 10-30 million still waiting to be discovered, the book delves into misconceptions and past treatments. In addition, the topic of integrating insect metamorphosis into the theory of evolution by natural selection as noted by Darwin in his On the Origin of Species is also discussed.Users will find this to be a comprehensive and updated review on insect metamorphosis, covering biological, physiological and molecular facets, with an emphasis on evolutionary aspects.- Features updated knowledge from the past decade on the mechanisms of action of juvenile hormone, the main doorkeeper of insect metamorphosis- Aids researchers in entomology or developmental biology dealing with specialized aspects of metamorphosis- Provides applied entomologists with recently updated data, especially on regulation, to better face the problems of pest control and management- Gives general evolutionary biologists context on the process of metamorphosis in its larger scope

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Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9780128130209
eBook ISBN
9780128130216
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Preface
  6. Chapter 1. The evolution of ideas on insect metamorphosis
  7. Chapter 2. A spectacular diversity of forms and developmental modes
  8. Chapter 3. The ametabolan development
  9. Chapter 4. The hemimetabolan development
  10. Chapter 5. The holometabolan development
  11. Chapter 6. Hormones involved in the regulation of metamorphosis
  12. Chapter 7. Molecular mechanisms regulating hormone production and action
  13. Chapter 8. Epigenetic-related mechanisms
  14. Chapter 9. Molting: the basis for growing and for changing the form
  15. Chapter 10. Regulation of ametabolan, hemimetabolan, and holometabolan development
  16. Chapter 11. The origin of hemimetaboly
  17. Chapter 12. The evolution of metamorphosis
  18. Epilogue
  19. Index