Insect Molecular Biology and EcologyKlaus H. Hoffmann Insects represent the most abundant and diverse animal group on Earth. The number of described species is more than one million and up to ten million are estimated. Insects have one of the widest distributions in the world because they have adapted to extreme ranges of environments.Molecular ecology studies ecological processes based on the analysi |
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Toxins Defensive Compounds and Drugs from Insects | 39 |
Insect Bioluminescence in the PostMolecular Biology Era | 94 |
A Glance on the Role of miRNAs in Insect Life | 121 |
Advances in Insect Physiology and Endocrinology Through Genomics and Peptidomics | 160 |
Neuropeptide Signaling and RNA Interference | 188 |
Insect Photoperiodism | 217 |
Insects in Winter Metabolism and Regulation of Cold Hardiness | 245 |
Evolutionary Ecology of Insect Immunity | 271 |
The Coleopteran Gut and Targets for Pest Control | 291 |
Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor TMOF and Insect Biotechnology | 318 |
RNAi Based Functional Analysis of Biosynthetic Enzymes and Transport Proteins Involved in the Chemical Defense of Juvenile Leaf Beetles | 350 |
Silks from InsectsFrom Natural Diversity to Applications | 376 |
Color Plate Section | 401 |
Back Cover | 409 |
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