Insect metamorphosis : from natural history to regulation of development and evolution /

Insect Metamorphosis: From Natural History to Regulation of Development and Evolution explores the origin of metamorphosis, how it evolved, and how it is it regulated. The book discusses insect metamorphosis as a key innovation in insect evolution. With most of the present biodiversity on Earth comp...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bell�es, X. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2020]
Subjects:
Insects > Metamorphosis.
Insects > Evolution.
Insectes > M�etamorphose.
Insectes > �Evolution.
Insects > Evolution
Insects > Metamorphosis
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The evolution of ideas on insect metamorphosis
  • A spectacular diversity of forms and developmental modes
  • The ametabolan development
  • The hemimetabolan development
  • The holometabolan development
  • Hormones involved in the regulation of metamorphosis
  • Molecular mechanisms regulating hormone production and action
  • Epigenetic-related mechanisms
  • Molting : the basis for growing and for changing the form
  • Regulation of ametabolan, hemimetabolan, and holometabolan development
  • The origin of hemimetaboly
  • The evolution of metamorphosis.

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