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The red flour beetle T. castaneum: elaborate genetic toolkit and unbiased large scale RNAi screening to study insect biology and evolution
The red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum has emerged as an important insect model system for a variety of topics. With respect to studying gene...
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Anatomy and histology of digestive tract in the red poplar leaf beetle Chrysomela populi Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Chrysomela populi is a harmful species in poplar and willows. Therefore, the aim of this study is to contribute to the anatomy and histology of the...
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Introduction
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs), also called thermal hysteresis proteins (THPs) (thermal hysteresis factors (THFs)), ice-binding proteins (IBPs), and ice...
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Ultrastructure of the rectum of the soil-spraying larva in Bittacus cirratus (Mecoptera: Bittacidae)
The larvae of Bittacidae have an interesting behavior of spraying soil particles on their body surface through the anus. However, the hindgut...
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Enhanced genome assembly and a new official gene set for Tribolium castaneum
BackgroundThe red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum has emerged as an important model organism for the study of gene function in development and...
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Morphology and Histology of the Alimentary Canal of Epiphaneus malachiticus Boheman, 1842 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)
This study is aimed at describing the morphological and histological structures of the alimentary canal in the adults of Epiphaneus malachiticus ...
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Insect Antifreeze Proteins
Insects are the most abundant and diverse group of animals on earth. Therefore, it is not surprising that they have evolved numerous, generally...
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Wood Deterioration by Insects
This chapter examines postharvest beetles and termites, as the principal xylophagous insects damaging wooden Cultural Heritage. An introduction on...
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Ultrastructure of the larval Malpighian tubules in Terrobittacus implicatus (Mecoptera: Bittacidae)
The larvae of Bittacidae, a cosmopolitan family in Mecoptera, have an interesting habit of spraying the body surface with soil through the anus after...
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Water Management by Dormant Insects: Comparisons Between Dehydration Resistance During Summer Aestivation and Winter Diapause
During summer in temperate regions and tropical dry seasons insects are exposed to extended periods with little available water. To counter this...
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The Physiology of Tolerance to Desiccation
Several physiological mechanisms are involved in the maintenance of water balance in terrestrial arthropods. Combined with the behavioural avoidance...
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Summary and Concluding Remarks
Temperate and subtropical deserts are situated in belts at certain latitudes around the world (Fig. 1.1), and comprise areas of great diversity with...
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Nitrogenous Excretion and Salt and Water Balance
Enzymatically controlled reactions occur at the optimum rate within a narrow range of physical conditions. Especially important are the pH and ionic...
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Hemolymph Proteins Involved in the Cold Tolerance of Terrestrial Arthropods: Antifreeze and Ice Nucleator Proteins
Kee** an appropriate amount of body water in the liquid state is a major problem for terrestrial arthropods exposed to subzero temperatures....
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Functions of Peritrophic Membranes
It can be expected that a structure which occurs as widely as the peritrophic membranes has several functions. The question is only which might be...
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Water Balance and Nitrogenous Excretion
All aspects of ecophysiology are interrelated but, in hot deserts, none more closely than thermal and water relations. Because the drying power of...
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Water Vapor Absorption by Terrestrial Organisms
Water vapor absorption (WVA) refers to the energy-dependent processes utilized by terrestrial organisms to obtain water directly from the atmosphere....
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Insect structure and function
The integument (Fig. 2). This consists of a cellular layer, the epidermis, with an outer non-cellular cuticle. The epidermis secretes the greater...