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The physiology of mosquitoes /
Pure and Applied Biology, Volume 17: The Physiology of Mosquitoes explores some physiological aspects of mosquitoes, including their development, metabolism, survival, reproduction, and behavior. This book is composed of 16 chapters, and begins with discussions on the early life of mosquitoes, larva...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Pergamon Press,
1963.
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| Colección: | International series of monographs on pure and applied biology. Division, Zoology ;
volume 17. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; The Physiology of Mosquitoes; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1. THE EGG; Embryonic development; Experimental embryology; Genetic control of development; Structure and properties of the egg shell; Hatching; CHAPTER 2. LARVAL NUTRITION, EXCRETION AND RESPIRATION; Food; Feeding mechanism; Structure of the alimentary canal; Digestion and absorption; Nutritional requirements; Food reserves; Excretion and detoxication; Respiration; CHAPTER 3. OSMOTIC AND IONIC REGULATION OF BODY FLUIDS; Uptake of water and salts; Regulation of the haemolymph.
- The mechanism of regulationLarval distribution in nature; CHAPTER 4. GROWTH AND METAMORPHOSIS; Larval growth; Effects of temperature on growth rates; Effects of the environment on structure; Moulting, pupation and emergence; The imaginal buds; Development of the central nervous system and compound eyes; Metamorphosis of the alimentary canal; Metamorphosis of other organs; Cytogenetic aspects of growth and metamorphosis; Maturation; CHAPTER 5. THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM; Structure of the dorsal vessel and other organs; Nature and control of the heart beat; CHAPTER 6. SURVIVAL AND LONGEVITY.
- Survival at low temperaturesSurvival of aquatic stages at high temperatures; Effects of temperature and humidity upon survival of adults; Longevity of adults in nature; Acclimatization; CHAPTER 7. ADULT FEEDING; Food; Structure of the mouthparts and alimentary canal; Feeding mechanism; Sensory aspects of feeding; The salivary glands and their secretions; Skin reactions of the host; CHAPTER 8. ADULT NUTRITION AND METABOLISM; Digestion; Nutrition and metabolic activity; Nutritional requirements for reproduction; Excretion; CHAPTER 9. REPRODUCTION; Structure of the reproductive organs.
- Growth of the egg follicleAutogeny; Hormonal control of ovary development; Ovulation and oviposition; Fecundity; Determination of reproductive history; CHAPTER 10. SENSE ORGANS; The compound eyes; The antennae; Contact chemoreceptors of the mouthparts and legs; Other adult sense organs; Larval sense organs; CHAPTER 11. DIAPAUSE; Diapause and quiescence in the egg stage; Diapause in the larval stage; Hibernation of adults; Aestivation of adults; CHAPTER 12. BEHAVIOUR OF LARVAE AND PUPAE; CHAPTER 13. CONTROL OF ADULT ACTIVITY; Circadian rhythms; Microclimate; The control of swarming.
- ConclusionsCHAPTER 14. FLIGHT BEHAVIOUR; CHAPTER 15. HOST-SEEKING BEHAVIOUR; The biting drive; Responses to individual factors; Location of sensilla used in host finding and probing; Field observations; CHAPTER 16. REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR; Mating; Swarming; Oviposition; Appendix: SYSTEMATIC LIST OF SPECIES MENTIONED; REFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX; SPECIES INDEX.