The Physiology of Insecta

List of ContributorsPrefacePreface to First EditionContents of Other VolumesPart A-The Insect and the External Environment. II. Reaction and Interaction Chapter 1. Insect Behavior: Functions and Mechanisms I. Introduction II. Analysis of Functions III. Analysis of Mechanisms IV. Conclusion References Chapter 2. Social Behavior and Mutual Communication I. Introduction II. Forms of Social Life III. The Organization of Higher Social Communities of Insects IV. Mutual Communication V. Communication in the Search for Food VI. Communication by Means of Dances in the Search for a New Nesting Place VII. Evolutionary Aspects References Chapter 3. Insect Pheromones I. Introduction II. Sex Pheromones III. Aggregation Pheromones IV. Alarm Pheromones V. Trail-Marking Pheromones VI. Pheromones Controlling Sexual Maturity VII. Pheromones Controlling Queen Rearing ReferencesPart B-The Insect and the External Environment. III. Locomotion Chapter 4. Insect Migration: Aspects of Its Physiology I. Introduction II. Exodus from the Breeding Site III. Migratory Flight IV. Orientation during Migration V. Migrants and Polymorphism of the Flight Apparatus VI. Conclusion References Chapter 5. Locomotion: Terrestrial I. Introduction II. Morphology III. Performance IV. Walking and Running V. Jumping VI. Crawling References Chapter 6. Locomotion: Mechanics and Hydrodynamics of Swimming in Aquatic Insects I. Introduction II. The Body Shape of Dytiscidae and Gyrinidae III. The Rowing Mechanism of Dytiscidae, Gyrinidae, and Corixidae IV. The Rowing Mechanism of Other Aquatic Insects V. The Propulsion System of Narrowing Aquatic Insects References Chapter 7. Locomotion: Flight I. Introduction II. Structure and Mechanical Properties of the Pterothorax III. The Flight Motor IV. Flight Characteristics V. The Control of Flight VI. The Flight Muscles ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index