Contents Preface. 1. Introduction to insects. 2. Insect endocrine system. 3. Juvenile hormones. 4. Prothoracicotropic hormones. 5. Ecdysone. 6. Pheromone. 7. Aggregation pheromones. 8. Evolution of metamorphosis. 9. Role of hormones in size control. 10. Thyroid and insect hormone signalling. 11. Insect adipokinetic hormones. 12. Juvenile hormone and lipid signalling. 13. Exaggerated morphologies in insects. 14. Developmental basis for Allometry in insects. 15. Evolution of insect polyphenisms. 16. Homogenous clocks in insects. 17. Hormones and insect pest control. 18. Effects of growth regulators on bees. 19. Insect growth regulators for pest control. 20. Evolution of adaptive polyphenisms. Bibliography. Index. This book one in the series of book on animal groups and endocrinology brings within purview the subject of insects and their hormones. Insects are no exception role in their survival development and reproduction as they do for other animal groups. Hormones are largely secreted by the brain and are liberated in the blood to keep the insect actively growing or maybe directed to specific endocrine glands via the connective nerve to control molting heart beat sugar content of the blood juvenile characteristics and egg production. The book not only delineates the role and functions of hormones in insects it also makes efforts to chart out the ways in which hormones define the way insect life in general is determined. The content devoted to underlining the scientific paraphernalia behind the study of insect hormones as well as the illustrative diagrams should enhance better understanding of the subject. 272 pp.

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Title: Insect Hormones
Publisher: Vista, Delhi
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardbound
Edition: New
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