Advances in Insect Physiology

Physiology of Human and Animal Disease Vectors
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-12-374829-4
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 720 g

This latest volume in this series contains articles on the physiology of human and animal disease vectors. The papers in this special issue give rise to key themes for the future and make progress towards answering such questions as:How do insect vectors of disease find their animal hosts?Once a host is located, how do insects deploy their intricate mouthparts and the extraordinary complexities of salivary chemistry to secure a blood meal?

Zielgruppe

Insect and other physiologists and neuroscientists; zoologists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Simpson, Stephen

Casas, Jerome

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata) Insekten (Entomologie)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tierpathologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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