Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

Locust plagues are a notorious, ancient phenomenon. These swarming pests tend to
aggregate and perform long migrations, decimating cultivated fields along their path. When …

Oxygen delivery to insect tissues is controlled by transport through a branched tubular
network that is connected to the atmosphere by valve-like gates, known as spiracles. In …

In this paper we report on the metabolic rates and respiratory patterns measured from
gregarious brown locusts, Locustana pardalina, collected from the Nama Karoo region in …

The adaptive nature of discontinuous gas exchange (DGE) in insects is contentious. The
classic 'hygric hypothesis', which posits that DGE serves to reduce respiratory water loss …

Discontinuous gas exchange (DGE) is the best studied among insect gas exchange
patterns. DGE cycles comprise three phases, which are defined by their spiracular state …

Microviscosity is a critical physical parameter to be taken into account when modelling
cellular environments, and yet it has largely been ignored in cell biology because of the …