Insect Development and Evolution

Bruce S. Heming

Published by Cornell University Press 2003

Insect Development and Evolution

Bruce S. Heming

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501720758

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Life scientists are increasingly drawn to the study of comparative evolutionary biology. Insect Development and Evolution is the first synthesis of knowledge of insect development within an evolutionary framework and the first to survey the genetic...

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Bruce S. Heming is Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta.

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Through their application to model organisms, development genetics and molecular biology have fueled an explosive growth in our understanding of insect ontogeny. Heming draws on these recent findings and a synthesis of earlier descriptive, comparative, and experimental studies to produce a detailed introduction to insect development within an evolutionary framework.

Heming (Univ. of Alberta) has prepared an exceptional book using a comparative phylogenetic approach that synthesizes classical works of ontogney and development with modern molecular studies using Drosophila and Manduca as models.... For research scientists in entomology and developmental biology it will also serve as an excellent reference, the utility of which is enhanced by an extensive reference list and index. Highly recommended.

Alessandro Minelli:

We wholeheartedly congratulate Bruce Heming for this excellent book, by far the best comprehensive survey of insect development biology available to date.

John Badmin:

This book provides a wealth of information on insect development with chapters on empryogenesis, evolution of larval forms, wing formation and pattern differentiation in butterflies, polymorphism in eusocial insects.... The final chapter is devoted to ontogeny and hexapod evolution and provides an excellent summary account of the evolution of the various orders of insects that we know today. This is a worthy successor to The Biology of Drosophila, my treasured bible for many years.

A fine reference that focuses on recent discoveries regarding Drosophila and Manduca development. Written for students and scientists working in the field of insect structure, evolution, paleontology, pathology, function, behavior, and systematics, as well as those investigating other organisms. This study can be used as a one or two semester course in insect development. Causal analysis is thoroughly covered in the text, which could lead to an experimental component for students and researchers.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. The Male Reproductive System and Spermatogenesis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
Chapter 2. The Female Reproductive System and Oogenesis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Chapter 3. Sperm Transfer. Allocation. and Use Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Chapter 4. Sex Determination Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
Chapter 5. Parthenogenesis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Chapter 6. Early Embryogenesis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Chapter 7. Specification of the Body Plan in Insect Embryos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
Chapter 8. Organogenesis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
Chapter 9. Postembryonic Development and Life History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
Chapter 10. Molting and Metamorphosis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	266
Chapter 11. Specification of the Adult Body Pattern Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	302
Chapter 12. Hormones, Molting, and Metamorphosis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319
Chapter 13. Ontogeny and Hexapod Evolution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	352
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	385
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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 464
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- Other: 77 charts, 88 halftones, 194 line drawings, 7 tables
Keywords: General Science; Nature Guides & Natural History; Entomology

eBook

Published: October 18, 2018
ISBN: 9781501720758