This review focuses on neuropeptides and peptide hormones, the largest and most diverse
class of neuroactive substances, known in Drosophila and other animals to play roles in …

The steroid hormone ecdysone is the central regulator of insect developmental transitions.
Recent new advances in our understanding of ecdysone action have relied heavily on the …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

Studies of neuropeptide and peptide hormone signaling are coming of age in Drosophila
due to rapid developments in molecular genetics approaches that overcome the difficulties …

Publisher Summary This chapter updates former reviews on locust polyphenism and also
discusses recent findings. Over 200 articles were published in scientific journals on various …

Insects are the most ecologically important multicellular heterotrophs in terrestrial systems.
They play critical roles in ecological food webs, remain devastating agricultural and medical …

Insect Metamorphosis: From Natural History to Regulation of Development and Evolution
explores the origin of metamorphosis, how it evolved, and how it is it regulated. The book …

Molting is critical for growth, development, reproduction, and survival in arthropods.
Complex neuroendocrine pathways are involved in the regulation of molting and may …

Cloning-based approach combining homology search in the Bombyx genome sequence
and Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends (RACE) resulted in annotation of 23 neuropeptide …

Crustaceans have long been used for peptide research. For example, the process of
neurosecretion was first formally demonstrated in the crustacean X-organ–sinus gland …