The relationships between macro-ecological patterns and physiological investigations in
insects, especially those dealing with respiratory metabolism, are assessed in an attempt to …

Many adult and diapausing pupal insects exchange respiratory gases discontinuously in a
three-phase discontinuous gas exchange cycle (DGC). We summarize the known …

The Insects is about how insects function as animals; it brings together basic anatomy and
physiology and relates this to behavior. It emphasizes the roles of different functional …

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 …

SYNOPSIS. Epicuticular lipids play a critical role in allowing arthropods to thrive in terrestrial
environments, by reducing transpiration of water through the cuticle. These lipids consist of a …

We investigated physiological characters associated with water balance in laboratory
populations of Drosophila melanogaster selected for resistance to desiccating conditions for …

Current studies indicate that estimates of thermal tolerance limits in ectotherms depend on
the experimental protocol used, with slower and presumably more ecologically relevant …

Many of the mechanisms used by active insects to maintain water balance are not available
to dormant individuals. Physiological and biochemical mechanisms of dehydration tolerance …

We have examined starvation and desiccation resistance in 43 outbred populations of
Drosophila melanogaster that have diverged from a common ancestral population as a …

Desiccation resistance in insects has long been thought to covary with environmental water
availability, and to involve changes in both cuticular and respiratory transpiration. Here, we …