Insect Anatomy : Structure and Function

Bernard Moussian

ISBN 10: 0323856195 / ISBN 13: 9780323856195

Published by Elsevier Science Nov 2025, 2025

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Neuware - 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Insect Anatomy : Structure and Function
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Nov 2025
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0323856195
• ISBN 13: 9780323856195
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 191H x 0D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 191 millimeters height by 0 millimeters depth
• Weight: 450 grams

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Synopsis

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.

• Covers morphological and anatomical bases for gene and protein functions
• Examines insect tissues and organs using modern imaging methods
• Delves into the ecological and evolutionary factors of successful insect species

About the Author

Bernard Moussian is a Professor at the University Côte d’Azur and PrincipaI Investigator at the Institute Sophia Agrobiotech in Sophia Antipolis, France. He received his Ph.D. in Genetics from the Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen in Tübingen, Germany. His research expertise includes insect genetics, taxonomy, patterning, embryogenesis, and Drosophila in particular. He has published and contributed to over 100 scholarly articles within entomological studies.