Insect Anatomy: Structure and Function provides both morphological and anatomical descriptions of insect tissues and organs and the underlying genetic mechanisms of their function using updated methods. Insects play important roles in diverse ecosystems, with subsequent, tremendous impacts on human society through disease, agriculture effects, and more. Both beneficial and detrimental insect species continuously challenge agriculture and medicine. Written by international experts of insect morphology and anatomy, this book offers concise descriptions of all parts of an insect’s anatomy, including the brain and nervous system, tracheal system, blood, reproductive organs, and kidney system.
1. Introduction - p. xi 2. Chapter 1. Hemolymph: a fluid tissue with versatile functions - p. 1 3. Chapter 2. The fat body and the oenocytes - p. 31 4. Chapter 3. Salivary and other head-born glands: anatomical and functional aspects - p. 61 5. Chapter 4. Intestinal tract - p. 145 6. Chapter 5. Insect legs - p. 181 7. Chapter 6. Wings - p. 197 8. Chapter 7. Insect mouthparts - p. 217 9. Chapter 8. Insect antennal sensilla: nomenclature, function, and abundance - p. 287 10. Chapter 9. The Malpighian tubule: tales from the fly and the beetle - p. 357 11. Chapter 10. The insect cuticle - p. 417 12. Chapter 11. Organ communication in insects during growth and development - p. 449 13. Index - p. 491
Insect Anatomy: Structure and Function provides both morphological and anatomical descriptions of insect tissues and organs and the underlying genetic mechanisms of their function using updated methods. Insects play important roles in diverse ecosystems, with subsequent, tremendous impacts on human society through disease, agriculture effects, and more. Both beneficial and detrimental insect species continuously challenge agriculture and medicine. Written by international experts of insect morphology and anatomy, this book offers concise descriptions of all parts of an insect’s anatomy, including the brain and nervous system, tracheal system, blood, reproductive organs, and kidney system.
1. Introduction - p. xi 2. Chapter 1. Hemolymph: a fluid tissue with versatile functions - p. 1 3. Chapter 2. The fat body and the oenocytes - p. 31 4. Chapter 3. Salivary and other head-born glands: anatomical and functional aspects - p. 61 5. Chapter 4. Intestinal tract - p. 145 6. Chapter 5. Insect legs - p. 181 7. Chapter 6. Wings - p. 197 8. Chapter 7. Insect mouthparts - p. 217 9. Chapter 8. Insect antennal sensilla: nomenclature, function, and abundance - p. 287 10. Chapter 9. The Malpighian tubule: tales from the fly and the beetle - p. 357 11. Chapter 10. The insect cuticle - p. 417 12. Chapter 11. Organ communication in insects during growth and development - p. 449 13. Index - p. 491
