Overview

Writers on arthropod water relationships range from bio- physicists and biochemists to population ecologists-a fact that gives cause to wonder whether the field is already too heterogeneous to be written about in a single book by a single author. I have partly avoided the problem by concentrating largely on physiological mechanisms and by omitting most aspects of behavioural regulation and most aspects of heat balance and body temperature, except when these impinge directly on water balance. Even within this limited field there has been a lot of work during the past twenty years, as a result of which some problems have been solved (or at least more clearly defined), and many others have been opened up. On the whole there has been a welcome change to a more rigorous experimental approach and it is now possible for water balance people to state their problems in physiological terms. Good progress has been made towards understanding the mechanisms involved in nearly all avenues of water uptake and loss, although problems indeed remain. The cuticle has yielded part of its secrets to electron micrography, but ex- ploration by means oflipid biochemistry among other techniques is necessary for a real understanding of cuticle permeability.

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Author:   E. B. Edney
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Volume:   9
Weight:   0.705kg
ISBN:  

9783540080848

ISBN 10:   3540080848
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   01 June 1977
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- A. General.- B. Terrestrial Arthropods.- C. Arthropod Structure.- I. Size.- II. Integument.- III. Body Cavity and Blood.- IV. Excretion and Osmoregulation.- D. Water.- I. The Properties of Water.- II. Water in the Environment and in Animals.- III. Evaporation of Water.- 2 Water Content.- A. Total Body Water.- B. Water Reserves.- C. Location of Water Reserves.- D. Resistance to Desiccation.- 3 Water Loss-Cuticular.- A. Introduction.- B. Transpiration and Integumental Structure.- I. Cuticular Water Loss.- II. Permeability of the Integument.- III. Temperature and Transpiration.- IV. The Effect of Hydration and Other Factors on Permeability.- V. The Nature of Cuticular Lipids.- VI. The Structure of the Epicuticle.- VII. The Epicuticular Water Barrier.- VIII. Asymmetrical Permeability of the Cuticle.- IX. Epidermal Cells as Water Barriers.- C. Ecological Implications.- I. Transpiration and Habitat.- II. The Significance of the Transition Temperatures.- D. Conclusions.- 4 Water Loss-Respiratory.- A. Introduction.- B. The Tracheal System of Insects.- C. Control of Respiratory Water Loss.- I. Tsetse-Flies and Other Insects.- II. Locusts.- D. Spiracular Control Mechanisms in Dragon-Flies and Other Insects.- E. Intermittent Carbon Dioxide Release.- F. Respiratory and Cuticular Water Loss Compared.- G. Respiratory Water Loss in Arthropods Other Than Insects.- I. Crustaceans.- II. Myriapods.- III. Arachnids and Others.- H. Conclusions.- 5 Water Loss by Evaporative Cooling.- A. Introduction.- B. Evaporative Cooling in Laboratory Experiments.- C. Evaporative Cooling in the Field.- D. Conclusions.- 6 Excretion and Osmoregulation.- A. Introduction.- B. Elimination of Nitrogenous Waste.- I. Nitrogenous End Products.- II. Nitrogen Excretion in Isopods.- III. Deposit Excretion.- C. Osmotic and Ionic Regulation.- I. Introduction.- II. Crustaceans.- III. Arachnids.- IV. Myriapods.- V. Insects.- 1. Ionic and Osmotic Concentrations.- 2. The Extent of Blood Volume and Osmotic Pressure Regulation.- 3. The Structure and Function of Malpighian Tubules.- 4. Regional Differences Within Malpighian Tubules.- 5. Malpighian Tubules and Larger Molecules.- 6. Reabsorption of Water in the Rectum.- 7. Loss of Water with the Faeces.- 8. Reabsorption of Ions in the Rectum.- 9. Regulation by Other Organs.- VI. Rapid Elimination of Excess Water.- 1. Water Elimination by Tsetse-Flies.- 2. Water Elimination by Sap Feeders.- VII. Fine Structure and Transepithelial Transport.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Fine Structure of Malpighian Tubules...- 3. A Functional Model.- 4. Fine Structure and Function of Rectal Walls.- 5. The Rectal Papillae of Calliphora.- 6. Fine Structure and Salivary Secretion in Calliphora.- 7. The Cryptonephric System of Tenebrio and Lepidopteran Larvae.- 8. The Problem of Formed Bodies .- D. Hormonal Control of Water Balance.- 7 Uptake of Liquid Water.- A. Uptake of Water as a Result of Feeding.- B. Uptake of Water by Drinking.- I. Drinking by Insect Larvae.- II. The Extent of Drinking by Arthropods...- III. The Control of Drinking.- C. The Question of Absorption Through the Cuticle.- D. Special Organs for Water Absorption.- E. Conclusions.- 8 Metabolic Water.- A. Introduction.- B. The Question of Regulation.- C. Respiratory Quotient and Metabolic Water in Locusta.- D. Metabolic Water in Flying Locusts and Aphids...- E. Conclusions.- 9 Absorption of Water Vapour.- A. Introduction.- B. Distribution of the Faculty Among Arthropods.- C. Limiting Conditions.- D. The Energetics of Absorption.- E. The Site of Absorption.- F. The Rate of Absorption.- G. Possible Mechanisms.- H. Conclusions.- 10 Water Balance in Eggs.- A. Structure.- B. Water Loss by Evaporation.- C. Water Uptake.- D. The Control of Water Uptake.- E. Uptake by Eggs of the Locust Chortoicetes.- F. Conclusions.- 11 Conclusions.- A. General.- B. The Components of Water Loss.- I. Transpiration and Cuticle Structure.- II. Respiratory Water Loss.- III. Evaporative Cooling.- IV. Nitrogen Excretion.- C. The Components of Water Gain.- I. Eating and Drinking.- II. Metabolic Water.- III. Absorption of Water Vapour.- D. Water Balance.- E. Osmotic and Ionic Regulation.- F. The Water Affairs of Eggs.- G. Water Balance and the Whole Animal.- H. Concluding Remarks.- References.- General Index.

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