Advances in Insect Physiology - Physiology of Human and Animal Disease Vectors

Contains articles on the physiology of human and animal disease vectors. This title discusses the physiological diversity in insects. It includes reviews with information for a variety of entomology disciplines.

List of contents

Preface
Orientation towards hosts in haematophagous insects: an integrative perspective
CLAUDIO R. LAZZARI

From saliomes to the sialoverse: an insight into salivary potion of blood feeding insects
JOSÉ M. C. RIBEIRO, BRUNO ARCÀ

The enemy within: interactions between tsetse, trypanosomes and symbionts
DEIDRE P. WALSHE, CHER PHENG OOI, MICHAEL J. LEHANE, LEE R. HAINES

Interactions of Trypanosomatids and Triatomines
GÜNTER SCHAUB

Lyme disease spirochete-tick-host interactions
KATHARINE R. TYSON, JOSEPH PIESMAN

Epidemiological consequences of the ecological physiology of ticks
SARAH E. RANDOLPH

Product details

• Authors: Jerome Casas, Stephen Simpson
• Assisted by: Jerome Casas (Editor), Stephen Simpson (Editor), Stephen J. Simpson (Editor), Casas Jerome (Editor of the series), Simpson Stephen (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.10.2009
• EAN: 9780123748294
• ISBN: 978-0-12-374829-4
• No. of pages: 350
• Series: Advances in Insect Physiology; Advances in Insect Physiology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology, Insects (entomology)