Insect Physiological Ecology: Mechanisms and Patterns

chown (zoology, University Of Stellenbosch) And Nicolson (zoology And Entomology, University Of Pretoria) Overview Interactions Between Insects And Their Environments From A Physiological Perspective That Integrates Information Across A Range Of Approaches And Scales. They Examine The Ways In Which Insects Obtain Resources From The Environment, Process These Resources, And Turn The Results Into Energy Which Allows Them To Regulate Their Internal Environment And Cope With Extremes In The External Environment. The Book Integrates The Understanding Gained From Broad-scale Field Studies Of Many Species With Narrowly Focused Laboratory Investigations Of Model Organisms. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or