The evolution of insect metamorphosis is one of the most important sagas in animal history,
transforming small, obscure soil arthropods into a dominant terrestrial group that has …

Vitellogenesis is pre-requisite to insect egg production and embryonic development after
oviposition. During insect vitellogenesis, the yolk protein precursor vitellogenin (Vg) is …

The insect fat body is analogous to vertebrate adipose tissue and liver. In this review, the
new and exciting advancements made in fat body biology in the last decade are …

The steroid hormone ecdysone is the central regulator of insect developmental transitions.
Recent new advances in our understanding of ecdysone action have relied heavily on the …

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

The evolution of eusociality is one of the major transitions in evolution, but the underlying
genomic changes are unknown. We compared the genomes of 10 bee species that vary in …

The majority of described hexapod species are holometabolous insects, undergoing an
extreme form of metamorphosis with an intercalated pupal stage between the larva and …

Highlights•bHLH-PAS proteins Met and Tai form a JH receptor that mediates JH function in
vivo.•The Met–Tai receptor complex is a JH-activated transcription factor.•JH activates Met …

Highlights•Neuroendocrine network modules were coopted in different context of
development and reproduction.•JH facilitates Vg uptake via a GPCR and a patency inducing …

The mechanisms that control the sizes of a body and its many parts remain among the great
puzzles in developmental biology. Why do animals grow to a species‐specific body size …