{"product_id":"low-temperature-biology-of-insects-9780521886352","title":"Low Temperature Biology of Insects","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLow temperature is a major environmental constraint impacting insect geographic distribution and seasonal activity. This book explores the physiological and molecular mechanisms that allow insects to cope with a cold environment, places these responses in an evolutionary and ecological context, and discusses their practical applications in cryopreservation and pest management.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; Part I. Physiological and Molecular Responses: 1. A primer on insect cold tolerance Richard E. Lee, Jr,; 2. Rapid cold-hardening: ecological significance and underpinning mechanisms Richard E. Lee, Jr and David L. Denlinger; 3. Antifreeze and ice nucleator proteins John G. Duman, Kent R. Walters, Todd Sformo, Martin A. Carasco, Philip K. Nickell, Xia Lin and Brian M. Barnes; 4. Genomics, proteomics and metabolomics: finding the other players in insect cold tolerance M. Robert Michaud and David L. Denlinger; 5. Cell structural modifications in insects at low temperatures Vladimír Koštál; 6. Oxygen: stress and adaptation in cold hardy insects Kenneth B. Storey and Janet M. Storey; 7. Interactions between cold, desiccation and environmental toxins Martin Holmstrup, Mark Bayley, Sindre A. Pedersen and Karl Erik Zachariassen; Part II. Ecological and Evolutionary Responses: 8. The macrophysiology of insect cold hardiness Steven L. Chown and Brent J. Sinclair; 9. Evolutionary physiology of insect thermal adaptation to cold environments Raymond B. Huey; 10. Insects at not so low temperature: climate change in the temperate zone and its biotic consequences William E. Bradshaw and Christina M. Holzapfel; 11. Genetic variability and evolution of cold tolerance Johannes Overgaard, Jesper G. Sørensen and Volker Loeschcke; 12. Life history adaptations to polar and alpine environments Peter Convey; Part III. Practical Applications: 13. A template for insect cryopreservation Roger A. Leopold and Joseph P. Rinehart; 14. Implications of cold tolerance for pest management J. S. Bale; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767760748887,"sku":"9780521886352","price":104.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521886352.jpg?v=1758714762","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/low-temperature-biology-of-insects-9780521886352","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}