Entomology 496/896. Insect Physiology
Sean M. Putnam / Dr. David W. Stanley
Spring 2007
Lecture Notes
Lecture 1 - Energy metabolism
Lecture 2 - Muscle physiology
Lecture 3 - Respiration
Lecture 4 - Water Balance
Lecture 5 - Osmoregulation
Lecture 6 - Osmoregulation: Aquatic Environments
Lecture 7 - Physiology of Malpighian Tubules and Hindgut
Lecture 8 - Cold Hardiness
Lecture 9 - Diapauses
Lecture 10 - Aquatic Respiration
Lecture 11 - Transport of Energy Metabolites
Lecture 12 - Temperature Regulation During Flight
Lecture 13 - Insect Immunity: Humoral Immunity
Lecture 14 - Insect Immunity: Hemocytic Immunity
Lecture 15 - The Endocrinology of Insect Development
Lecture 16 - Signal Transduction Mechanisms - I
Lecture 17 - Signal Transduction Mechanisms - II - calcium
Lecture 18 - The Anatomy and Physiology of Insect Reproductive systems
Lecture 19 - Embryo Development
Lecture 20 - Insect Mating Systems: Egg-laying behaviors
Lecture 21 - Insect Fat Body
Lecture 22 - Nitrogen: metabolism and excretion
Lecture 23 - Nutritional Metabolism
Lecture 24 - Roles of Vitamins in Energy Metabolism
Lecture 25 - Insect Nervous Systems
Lecture 26 - Sensory physiology - insect vision
Lecture 27 - Chemical communication - pheromone biosynthesis
Lecture 28 - Chemical communication - insect olfaction