Evolutionary changes in traits that affect both ecological divergence and mating signals
could lead to reproductive isolation and the formation of new species. Insect cuticular …

Insect cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) consist of complex mixtures of straight-chain alkanes
and alkenes, and methyl-branched hydrocarbons. In addition to restricting water loss …

The role of cuticle changes in insecticide resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles
gambiae was assessed. The rate of internalization of 14C deltamethrin was significantly …

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

SYNOPSIS. Epicuticular lipids play a critical role in allowing arthropods to thrive in terrestrial
environments, by reducing transpiration of water through the cuticle. These lipids consist of a …

Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) have two fundamental functions in insects. They protect
terrestrial insects against desiccation and serve as signaling molecules in a wide variety of …

We investigated physiological characters associated with water balance in laboratory
populations of Drosophila melanogaster selected for resistance to desiccating conditions for …

The article discusses advances in osmoregulation and excretion with emphasis on how
multicellular animals in different osmotic environments regulate their milieu intérieur …

The body surface of nearly all insects, including ants, is covered with a lipid layer that largely
consists of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHC). They fulfil several functions, the two best-studied …

The idea that the physical properties of cuticular lipids affect cuticular permeability goes
back over 65 years. This proposal has achieved textbook status, despite controversy and the …