The Insects: Structure & Function, 3rd Edition - R.F. Chapman, Hardcover, Jacket

Description: The Insects Structure and Function, Third Edition by R.F. Chapman Harvard University Press, 1982, Third Edition, 0674875354, 0674454871, Hardcover, Dust Jacket, VG/VG condition, chip off jacket spine, jacket in protective cover, no marks, no underlining, no highlighting, 919 pages. The Insects takes a detailed look at how insects function as animals. This textbook brings together basic anatomy and physiology and relates them to behavior. Coverage emphasizes the roles of different functional systems in the context of the whole organism using studies of many different species as examples. Unlike other texts, The Insects does not dwell on classification, opting instead to take an in-depth look at physiology, providing any biologist with a better basic understanding of how insects work. A long-awaited update of a well established standard text and respected reference work for students and researchers in zoology, entomology and physiology, this fourth edition has been rewritten throughout, while retaining the successful structure of the earlier editions. Illustrations have been augmented with electron micrographs, and expanded reference sections will make this volume a valuable addition to all biologists' bookshelves. CONTENTS Preface SECTION A THE HEAD, INGESTION AND UTILISATION OF THE FOOD I. The Head and its Appendages . 1.1 Head 1.2 Neck 1.3 Antennae 1.4 Mouthparts II. Feeding . 2.1 Feeding habits 2.2 Sense organs associated with feeding 2.3 Finding and recognising the food 2.4 Significance of food preferences 2.5 Conditioning to food 2.6 Feeding and ingestion 2.7 Control of feeding 2.8 The timing of feeding activity and amount eaten 2.9 Fungus-growing insects 2.10 Food storage 2.11 Social feeding III. The Alimentary Canal 3.1 General structure 3.2 Foregut 3.3 Midgut 3.4 Hindgut 3.5 Innervation of the gut 3.6 Passage of food through the gut 3.7 Head glands IV. Digestion and Absorption 4. I Digestion 4.2 Absorption 4.3 Efficiency of food utilisation V. Nutrition 5.1 Dietary requirements 5.2 Storage 5.3 Micro-organisms VI. The Fat Body and General Metabolism . 6.1 Fat body 6.2 Intermediate metabolism 6.3 Respiratory metabolism 6.4 End products of catabolism 6.5 Metabolic rate 6.6 Control of metabolism 6.7 Luminescence VII. Colour . 7.1 The nature of colour 7.2 Physical colours 7.3 Pigmentary colours 7.4 The colours of insects 7.5 Colour change 7.6 Significance of colour SECTION B THE THORAX AND MOVEMENT VIII. The Thorax and Legs . 8.1 Segmentation 8.2 Thorax 8.3 Legs IX. Locomotion . 9.1 Walking 9.2 Jumping 9.3 Crawling 9.4 Movements on the surface of water 9.5 Movement under water X. The Wings 10.1 Occurrence and structure of wings 10.2 Modifications of the wings 10.3 Wing coupling 10.4 Articulation of the wings with the thorax 10.5 Sensilla on the wings and the haltere 10.6 Muscles associated with the wings XI. Movement and Control of the Wings 11.1 Mechanisms of wing movement 11.2 Movements of the wings 11.3 Aerodynamics 11.4 Control of wingbeat 11.5 Stability in flight 11.6 Landing XII. The Muscles . 12.1 Structure 12.2 Control of muscular contraction 12.3 Patterns of muscular contraction 12.4 Energetics of muscle contraction XIII. Flight Activity. 13.1 Factors limiting flight activity 13.2 Factors promoting take-off 13.3 Stimuli leading to landing 13.4 Speed of flight 13.5 Types of flight 13.6 Migration SECTION C THE ABDOMEN, REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT XIV. The Abdomen 14.1 Segmentation of the abdomen 14.2 Abdominal appendages XV. The Reproductive System MALE 15.1 Anatomy of male internal reproductive organs 15.2 Spermatogenesis 15.3 Transfer of sperm to the seminal vesicle FEMALE 15.4 Anatomy of female internal reproductive organs 15.5 Oogenesis 15.6 Resorption of oocytes 15.7 Ovulation XVI. Mating Behaviour and the Transfer of Sperm to the Female MATING 16.1 Aggregation 16.2 Recognition and courtship 16.3 Pairing 16.4 Male aggression SPERM TRANSFER 16.5 External reproductive organs of the male 16.6 Copulation 16.7 Insemination 16.8 Post-copulatory behaviour 16.9 Effects of male accessory glands on oogenesis and oviposition XVII. Oviposition and the Egg. 17.1 Female genitalia: the ovipositor 17.2 Oviposition 17.3 The egg XVIII. Embryology. 18.1 Fertilisation 18.2 Maturation of the oocytes 18.3 Cleavage and formation of the blastoderm 18.4 Early development of the embryo 18.5 Movements of the embryo 18.6 Development of organ systems 18.7 Metabolic changes and control of organ development 18.8 Duration of embryonic development XIX. Unusual Types of Development 19.1 Viviparity 19.2 Polyembryony 19.3 Parthenogenesis 19.4 Paedogenesis XX. Hatching and Postembryonic Development. HATCHING 20.1 Escape from the egg 20.2 Intermediate moult POSTEMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT 20.3 Numbers of instars 20.4 Growth 20.5 Types of development 20.6 Types of larvae 20.7 Heteromorphosis XXI. Metamorphosis... . 21.1 The pupa 21.2 Development of adult features 21.3 Adult emergence SECTION D THE CUTICLE, RESPIRATION AND EXCRETION XXII. The Integument. .. . 22.1 Epidermis 22.2 Basic structure of cuticle 22.3 Different types of cuticle 22.4 Moulting 22.5 Cuticle formation 22.6 Expansion of the new cuticle 22.7 Control of moulting and cuticle production 22.8 Functions of the cuticle XXIII. The Tracheal System and Respiration in Terrestrial Insects 23.1 The tracheal system 23.2 Spiracles 23.3 Moulting the tracheal system 23.4 Gaseous exchange 23.5 Other functions of the tracheal system XXIV. Respiration in Aquatic and Endoparasitic Insects . 24.1 Aquatic insects obtaining oxygen from the air 24.2 Insects obtaining oxygen from the water 24.3 Insects subject to occasional submersion 24.4 Respiration in endoparasitic insects 24.5 Haemoglobin XXV. Excretion and Salt and Water Regulation 25.1 Excretory organs 25.2 Nitrogenous excretion 25.3 Excretion of ingested organic molecules 25.4 Maintenance of haemolymph ionic levels 25.5 Water regulation 25.6 Other functions of the Malpighian tubules SECTION E THE NERVOUS AND SENSORY SYSTEMS XXVI. The Nervous System . 26.1 Structure of the nervous system 26.2 Physiology of the nervous system 26.3 Integration in the nervous system 26.4 Learning XXVII. The Eyes and Vision . 27.1 Occurrence and structure of compound eyes 27.2 Reception of light 27.3 Functioning of the eye 27.4 Dorsal ocelli 27.5 Stemmata 27.6 Dermal light sense XXVIII. Sound Production . 28.1 Mechanisms and the sounds produced 28.2 Significance of the sounds produced 28.3 Control of sound production XXIX. Mechanoreception . 29.1 Mechanoreceptor neurones 29.2 Trichoid sensilla 29.3 Campaniform sensilla 29.4 Chordotonal organs 29.5 Stretch receptors 29.6 Statocysts 29.7 Pressure receptors XXX. Chemorecption . 30.1 Olfaction 30.2 Contact chemoreception 30.3 Common chemical sense XXXI. Temperature and Humidity 31.1 Temperature 31.2 Humidity 31.3 Cryptobiosis SECTION F THE BLOOD, HORMONES AND PHEROMONES XXXII. The Circulatory System . 32.1 Structure 32.2 Circulation XXXIII. The Haemolymph . 33.1 Haemocytes 33.2 Connective tissue 33.3 Plasma XXXIV. The Endocrine Organs and Hormones 34.1 Endocrine organs 34.2 Dispersal of hormones 34.3 Mode of action of hormones 34.4 Chemical nature of hormones 34.5 Hormones and their functions 34.6 The rabbit flea and hormones XXXV. Exocrine glands, pheromones and defensive secretions . 35.1 The nature of exocrine secretions 35.2 Structure of exocrine glands 35.3 Pheromones 35.4 Defensive secretions Taxonomic Index . Subject Index nthdegree books

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