Low Temperature Biology of Insects

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511675997

Low temperature is a major environmental constraint impacting the geographic distribution and seasonal activity patterns of insects. Written for academic researchers in environmental physiology and entomology, this book explores the physiological and molecular mechanisms that enable insects to cope with a cold environment and places these findings into an evolutionary and ecological context. An introductory chapter provides a primer on insect cold tolerance and subsequent chapters in the first section discuss the organismal, cellular and molecular responses that allow insects to survive in the cold despite their, at best, limited ability to regulate their own body temperature. The second section, highlighting the evolutionary and macrophysiological responses to low temperature, is especially relevant for understanding the impact of global climate change on insect systems. A final section translates the knowledge gained from the rest of the book into practical applications including cryopreservation and the augmentation of pest management strategies.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of contributors
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Preface
pp xi-xiv
- By David L. Denlinger, Columbus, Ohio, Richard E. Lee, Jr., Oxford, Ohio
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PART I - PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR RESPONSES
pp 1-2
- By Richard E. Lee, Jr.
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1 - A primer on insect cold-tolerance
pp 3-34
- By Richard E. Lee, Jr.
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2 - Rapid cold-hardening: Ecological significance and underpinning mechanisms
pp 35-58
- By Richard E. Lee, Jr., David L. Denlinger
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3 - Antifreeze and ice-nucleator proteins
pp 59-90
- By John G. Duman, Kent R. Walters, Todd Sformo, Martin A. Carrasco, Philip K. Nickell, Xia Lin, Brian M. Barnes
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4 - Genomics, proteomics and metabolomics: Finding the other players in insect cold-tolerance
pp 91-115
- By M. Robert Michaud, David L. Denlinger
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5 - Cell structural modifications in insects at low temperatures
pp 116-140
- By Vladimír Koštál
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6 - Oxygen: Stress and adaptation in cold-hardy insects
pp 141-165
- By Kenneth B. Storey, Janet M. Storey
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7 - Interactions between cold, desiccation and environmental toxins
pp 166-188
- By Martin Holmstrup, Mark Bayley, Sindre A. Pedersen, Karl Erik Zachariassen
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PART II - ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY RESPONSES
pp 189-190
- By Steven L. Chown, Brent J. Sinclair
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8 - The macrophysiology of insect cold-hardiness
pp 191-222
- By Steven L. Chown, Brent J. Sinclair
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9 - Evolutionary physiology of insect thermal adaptation to cold environments
pp 223-241
- By Raymond B. Huey
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10 - Insects at not so low temperature: Climate change in the temperate zone and its biotic consequences
pp 242-275
- By William E. Bradshaw, Christina M. Holzapfel
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11 - Genetic variability and evolution of cold-tolerance
pp 276-296
- By Johannes Overgaard, Jesper G. Sørensen, Volker Loeschcke
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12 - Life-history adaptations to polar and alpine environments
pp 297-322
- By Peter Convey
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PART III - PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
pp 323-324
- By Roger A. Leopold, Joseph P. Rinehart
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13 - A template for insect cryopreservation
pp 325-341
- By Roger A. Leopold, Joseph P. Rinehart
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14 - Implications of cold-tolerance for pest management
pp 342-373
- By Jeffrey S. Bale
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Index
pp 374-390
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of contributors
pp vii-x

Preface
pp xi-xiv

PART I - PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR RESPONSES
pp 1-2

1 - A primer on insect cold-tolerance
pp 3-34

2 - Rapid cold-hardening: Ecological significance and underpinning mechanisms
pp 35-58

3 - Antifreeze and ice-nucleator proteins
pp 59-90

4 - Genomics, proteomics and metabolomics: Finding the other players in insect cold-tolerance
pp 91-115

5 - Cell structural modifications in insects at low temperatures
pp 116-140

6 - Oxygen: Stress and adaptation in cold-hardy insects
pp 141-165

7 - Interactions between cold, desiccation and environmental toxins
pp 166-188

PART II - ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY RESPONSES
pp 189-190

8 - The macrophysiology of insect cold-hardiness
pp 191-222

9 - Evolutionary physiology of insect thermal adaptation to cold environments
pp 223-241

10 - Insects at not so low temperature: Climate change in the temperate zone and its biotic consequences
pp 242-275

11 - Genetic variability and evolution of cold-tolerance
pp 276-296

12 - Life-history adaptations to polar and alpine environments
pp 297-322

PART III - PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
pp 323-324

13 - A template for insect cryopreservation
pp 325-341

14 - Implications of cold-tolerance for pest management
pp 342-373

Index
pp 374-390

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