| Advances in Insect Physiology: Physiology of Human and Animal Disease Vectors Volume 37 Contributor(s): Simpson, Stephen (Editor), Casas, Jerome (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0123748291 ISBN-13: 9780123748294 Publisher: Academic Press OUR PRICE: $166.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Entomology - Science | Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology |
| Dewey: 571.157 |
| Series: Advances in Insect Physiology |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.60 lbs) 350 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |