| Reviews |
| - 'For those who wish to take their entomological studies that bit further, this is a book well worth reading. Though the subject covered is complex, to say the least, the presentation of this work makes it relatively easy reading.' - The Entomologist's Record
- '... this work does present a great deal of original data and is likely to become required reading for anyone studying entomology the level of first degree upwards.' - The Entomologist's Record
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| Description | | - Provides a unique combination of information on the physiology and ecology if insects
- Adopts a macroecological approach, novel in the context of insects
- Integrates the study of mechanisms and patterns, providing an evolutionary perspective
- Provides a primer for students and a valuable update for researchers
- Serves as an agenda for, and impetus to, the further integration of mechanistic physiology and macroecology
| | This book provides a modern, synthetic overview of interactions between insects and their environments from a physiological perspective that integrates information across a range of approaches and scales. It shows that evolved physiological responses at the individual level are translated into coherent physiological and ecological patterns at larger, even global scales. This is done by
examining in detail the ways in which insects obtain resources from the environment, process these resources in various ways, and turn the results into energy which allows them to regulate their internal environment as well as cope with environmental extremes of temperature and water availability. The book demonstrates that physiological responses are not only characterized by substantial temporal
variation, but also show coherent variation across several spatial scales. At the largest, global scale, there appears to be substantial variation associated with the hemisphere in which insects are found. Such variation has profound implications for patterns of biodiversity as well as responses to climate change, and these implications are explicitly discussed. The book provides a novel
integration of the understanding gained from broad-scale field studies of many species and the more narrowly focused laboratory investigations of model organisms. In so doing it reflects the growing realization that an integration of mechanistic and large-scale comparative physiology can result in unexpected insights into the diversity of insects. |
Readership: Primarily a reference text for graduate students and researchers in ecophysiology and entomology, it will also be useful to undergraduates taking specific courses in insect physiology.
| Contents |
1.
Introduction
2.
Nutritional physiology and ecology
3.
Metabolism and gas exchange
4.
Water balance physiology
5.
Lethal temperature limits
6.
Thermoregulation
7.
Conclusion
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Steven L. Chown, Department of Zoology, University of Stellenbosch and
Sue W. Nicolson, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria
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