Environmental Physiology and Biochemistry of Insects edited by K. H. Hoffmann.

Of all the zoological classes the insects are the most numerous in species and the most varied in structure. Estimates of the number 18 of species vary from 1 to 10 million, and 10 individuals are es­ timated to be alive at any given moment. In their evolution, in­ sects are relatively ancient and,...

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Other Authors: Hoffmann, K. H. (Editor)
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Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1985.
Edition:1st ed. 1985.
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505 0 |a 1 Metabolic and Enzyme Adaptation to Temperature -- 2 Temperature and Insect Development -- 3 Environmental Aspects of Insect Dormancy -- 4 Metabolic Energy Expenditure and Its Hormonal Regulation -- 5 Anaerobic Energy Metabolism -- 6 Respiration and Respiratory Water Loss -- 7 Water and Salt Relations -- 8 Color and Color Changes -- 9 Environmental Aspects of Insect Bioluminescence -- Final Remarks -- References -- Taxonomic Index. 
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