Physiology of Insect Metamorphosis

Klappentext This book argues that the metamorphosis of insects is just a 'particularly striking example of the polymorphism which is universal among animals'. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1954! this book argues that the metamorphosis of insects is just a 'particularly striking example of the polymorphism which is universal among animals'. Wrigglesworth includes a number of black and white photographic plates of insects in various stages of growth and metamorphosis to illustrate key points in his argument. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of plates; 1. Introduction; 2. Histological changes during moulting and metamorphosis; 3. Physiology of growth and moulting; 4. Physiology of metamorphosis; 5. Differentiation and polymorphism; References; Index.

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• Authors: F. W. Wrigglesworth, V. B. Wrigglesworth, Wrigglesworth V. B.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.04.2015
• EAN: 9781107502376
• ISBN: 978-1-107-50237-6
• No. of pages: 166
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology, History of Science, Insects (entomology), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies