ABSTRACT
Cockroaches offer a useful and inexpensive alternative to traditional laboratory animals, yet most researchers are unfamiliar with their biology. This unique and comprehensive cockroach handbook is written for everyone from novice to expert. It addresses every aspect of cockroach biology, with a particular emphasis on the neuroendocrine system. Liberally illustrated chapters include such topics as cockroach culture, anatomy, behavior, and various experimental techniques. One of the few available books to provide broad coverage of the neurobiology of a single organism, this second volume is a must for all researchers in biomedical or veterinary fields, as well as for entomologists.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section IV|146 pages
Neurohormones and Neurotransmitters
chapter Chapter 14|17 pages
Proctolin in the Cockroach: Providing Model Systems for Studying Neuropeptide Transmission
chapter Chapter 15|31 pages
Isolation and Chemical Characterization of Cockroach Neuropeptides: The Myotropic and Hyperglycemic Peptides
chapter Chapter 17|22 pages
Octopamine, Dopamine, and 5-Hydroxytryptamine in the Cockroach Nervous System
section Section V|54 pages
Metabolic Control
chapter Chapter 21|8 pages
Regulation of Corpus Allatum Activity in Adult Females of the Viviparous Cockroach Diploptera Punctata
section Section VI|104 pages
Sense Organs, Plasticity, and Behavior