Juvenile hormones and juvenoids : modeling biological effects and environmental fate /
Juvenile hormones (JHs) are a group of structurally related sesquiterpenes secreted by the insect corpora allata. They affect most insect life-cycle stages and physiological functions, including embryogenesis, larval and adult development, metamorphosis, reproduction, metabolism, diapause, polyethis...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press,
2013
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| Series: | QSAR in environmental and health sciences.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Juvenile hormones (JHs) are a group of structurally related sesquiterpenes secreted by the insect corpora allata. They affect most insect life-cycle stages and physiological functions, including embryogenesis, larval and adult development, metamorphosis, reproduction, metabolism, diapause, polyethism, and migration. Juvenoids such as methoprene, hydroprene, kinoprene, pyriproxyfen, and fenoxycarb are man-made chemicals that mimic the structure and/or activity of JHs, selectively targeting and disrupting the endocrine system of insects. They are particularly suited as larvicides for the control. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 387 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781466513228 1466513225 1299704530 9781299704534 9780429099069 0429099061 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
