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Regulatory Mechanisms in Insect Feeding
. Ed(S): Boer, G. De; Chapman, R.F.
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Description for Regulatory Mechanisms in Insect Feeding
Hardback. Presents a comprehensive overview of the behavioural and physiological mechanisms underlying insect feeding. This volume explores the principles regulating feeding, and it offers information necessary for the development of effective and environmentally safe methods to control the feeding of pest insects. Editor(s): Boer, G. de; Chapman, R.F. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1710.
The only book to deal comprehensively with insect feeding was published by C. T. Brues in 1946. His Insect Dietary was an account of insect feeding habits. Since that time there has been a revolution in biology, and almost all aspects of our understanding of insect feeding have expanded to an extent and into areas that would have been unthinkable in Brues' day. Yet, our book does not replace Insect Dietary but, instead, complements it, because our aim is to bring together information on the mechanisms by which food quality and quantity are regulated. We deliberately focus attention on the ... Read more
The only book to deal comprehensively with insect feeding was published by C. T. Brues in 1946. His Insect Dietary was an account of insect feeding habits. Since that time there has been a revolution in biology, and almost all aspects of our understanding of insect feeding have expanded to an extent and into areas that would have been unthinkable in Brues' day. Yet, our book does not replace Insect Dietary but, instead, complements it, because our aim is to bring together information on the mechanisms by which food quality and quantity are regulated. We deliberately focus attention on the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
Number of Pages
398
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412031410
SKU
V9780412031410
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99-15
Reviews for Regulatory Mechanisms in Insect Feeding
` ...a very readable reference book that I will be recommending to students.' Bulletin of Entomological Research `This volume is a critical review of recent trends in food sciences and is a useful complement to the 1994 book ...' European Journal of Entomology