Jelisaveta Ivanovic

Hormones and Metabolism in Insect Stress

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses the effects of both natural (e.g., temperature, humidity, and lack of food) and man-induced stressors (e.g., pollution) on insects.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 556g
• ISBN-13: 9781315894133
• ISBN-10: 1315894130
• Artikelnr.: 50857164

Autorenporträt

Ivanovic, Jelisaveta

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Hormones and Metabolism in Insect Stress-Historical
Survey 3. Metabolic Response to Stressors 4. Neuroendocrine System in
Insect Stress 5. Effects of Cold Stress on Endocrine System in Galleria
mellonella 6. Changes in Ecdysteroid and Juvenile Hormone Under Heat Stress
7. The Role of Stress in Processes of Adaptation and Evolution 8. The
Practical Importance of Stress Studies 9. Summary and Perspectives of
Future Studies