Low Temperature Biology of Insects (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Denlinger, David L.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Low temperature is a major environmental constraint impacting the geographic distribution and seasonal activity patterns of insects. Written for academic researchers in environmental physiology and entomology, this book explores the physiological and molecular mechanisms that enable insects to cope with a cold environment and places these findings into an evolutionary and ecological context. An introductory chapter provides a primer on insect cold tolerance and subsequent chapters in the first section discuss the organismal, cellular and molecular responses that allow insects to survive in the cold despite their, at best, limited ability to regulate their own body temperature. The second section, highlighting the evolutionary and macrophysiological responses to low temperature, is especially relevant for understanding the impact of global climate change on insect systems. A final section translates the knowledge gained from the rest of the book into practical applications including cryopreservation and the augmentation of pest management strategies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511739842
• Artikelnr.: 49043417

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Part I. Physiological and Molecular Responses: 1. A primer on
insect cold tolerance Richard E. Lee, Jr,; 2. Rapid cold-hardening:
ecological significance and underpinning mechanisms Richard E. Lee, Jr and
David L. Denlinger; 3. Antifreeze and ice nucleator proteins John G. Duman,
Kent R. Walters, Todd Sformo, Martin A. Carasco, Philip K. Nickell, Xia Lin
and Brian M. Barnes; 4. Genomics, proteomics and metabolomics: finding the
other players in insect cold tolerance M. Robert Michaud and David L.
Denlinger; 5. Cell structural modifications in insects at low temperatures
Vladimír Kotál; 6. Oxygen: stress and adaptation in cold hardy insects
Kenneth B. Storey and Janet M. Storey; 7. Interactions between cold,
desiccation and environmental toxins Martin Holmstrup, Mark Bayley, Sindre
A. Pedersen and Karl Erik Zachariassen; Part II. Ecological and
Evolutionary Responses: 8. The macrophysiology of insect cold hardiness
Steven L. Chown and Brent J. Sinclair; 9. Evolutionary physiology of insect
thermal adaptation to cold environments Raymond B. Huey; 10. Insects at not
so low temperature: climate change in the temperate zone and its biotic
consequences William E. Bradshaw and Christina M. Holzapfel; 11. Genetic
variability and evolution of cold tolerance Johannes Overgaard, Jesper G.
Sørensen and Volker Loeschcke; 12. Life history adaptations to polar and
alpine environments Peter Convey; Part III. Practical Applications: 13. A
template for insect cryopreservation Roger A. Leopold and Joseph P.
Rinehart; 14. Implications of cold tolerance for pest management J. S.
Bale; Index.