Insect integument and colour / edited by Jerome Casas, Stephen J. Simpson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Casas, Jérôme.

Simpson, Stephen J.

Series:

Advances in insect physiology ; v. 38.

Advances in insect physiology, 0065-2806 ; v. 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insects--Color.

Insects.

Insects--Physiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (405 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Academic Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Advances in Insect Physiology publishes eclectic and thematic volumes containing important, comprehensive and in-depth reviews of all aspects of insect physiology. It is an essential reference source for invertebrate physiologists and neurobiologists, entomologists, zoologists and insect biochemists. First published in 1963, the serial is now edited by Steve Simpson and Jerome Casas to provide an international perspective. This thematic volume on insect integument and colour contributes to the revival of insect integrative biology. * Contributions from the leading researchers

Contents:

Front Cover; Advances in Insect Physiology: Insect Integument and Colour; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Increasing Demands and Vanishing Expertise in Insect Integrative Biology; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: Chitin Biochemistry: Synthesis, Hydrolysis and Inhibition; 1 Introduction; 2 Chemical and physical aspects; 3 Taxonomic occurrence; 4 Structural and functional aspects; 4.1 The chito-protein complex of cuticles; 4.2 Chito-protein complex of peritrophic membranes; 5 Synthesis and deposition (from gene to microfibril); 5.1 Chitin synthase (CS)-Genes

5.2 Chitin synthase (CS)-Proteins5.3 Properties of CS and Catalysis; 5.4 Assembly and trafficking of catalytic units; 5.5 Post-catalytic processes; 5.6 Crystallization and fibrillogenesis; 6 Chitin hydrolysis; 6.1 Chitinases; 6.2 beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase/beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase; 7 Control and regulation of chitin metabolism; 7.1 Chitin synthase-expression patterns and hormonal control; 7.2 Chitinolytic enzymes-expression patterns and hormonal control; 8 Inhibition of chitin metabolism; 8.1 Inhibition of chitin polymerization; 8.2 Post-catalysis inhibition

8.3 Inhibitors of chitin hydrolysis9 Concluding remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: Diverse Strategies of Protein Sclerotization in Marine Invertebrates: Structure-Property Relationships in Natural Biomaterials; 1 Introduction; 2 The mussel byssus; 2.1 Thread core themes: domain stiffness, histidine-metal complexation and dopa-histidine cross-links; 2.2 The byssal coating: dopa-metal complexation; 2.3 The byssal plaque: catechol protection and adhesion; 3 Glycera jaws; 3.1 Jaw components: melanin, histidine-rich proteins and copper

3.2 Jaw microarchitecture: sclerotization and hierarchical ordering3.3 Structure-to-property relationships in Glycera jaw; 4 Nereis jaws; 4.1 Jaw components: histidine- and tyrosine-rich protein, halogenation and zinc; 4.2 Jaw microarchitecture: sclerotized protein filaments; 4.3 Structure-to-property relationships in Nereis jaw; 5 Dosidicus beak; 5.1 Components: protein, chitin and cross-linked pigment; 5.2 Beak microarchitecture: an organic lamellar composite; 5.3 Structure-to-property relationships in Dosidicus beaks; 6 Selective comparison of sclerotization strategies

6.1 Hardening and pigmentation: an introduction to insect cuticle chemistry and microstructure6.2 Case studies; 6.3 A comparison of arthropod, molluscan and annelid sclerotization; 7 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: Insect Cuticular Surface Modifications: Scales and Other Structural formations; 1 Introduction; 2 General classes of cuticular outgrowths; 2.1 Hairs; 2.2 Papillae and diffraction gratings; 2.3 Bristles and scales; 3 Wings and scales; 4 Introduction to scale structure; 5 Basic scale patterning; 5.1 Ridge/microrib variants; 5.2 Two-dimensional photonic crystals

5.3 Internal structures

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-70003-0

9786612700033

0-12-381390-5

OCLC:

694141499