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- Written by a distinguished international group of contributors from leading world research centres and universities
- Well-organized format provides concise, readable, easily searched entries with a wealth of accessible illlustrations
- Complete up-to-date coverage of many current topics (gene regulatory mechanisms in model and non-model insects, applications of RNAi and related gene technologies, proteomics, nano-insecticides etc.)
- Significance of insect genomics, proteomics and delineating the pros and cons associated with insect molecular biology
- Details major insect functions, including developmental plasticity, reproduction, genetics, immunology, biochemistry and physiology
- Contains more than 1000 current references in scientific literature and up-to-date information on ongoing insect genomic, proteomic and biotechnology research projects
Part of the book series: Entomology in Focus (ENFO, volume 3)
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Book Title: Short Views on Insect Genomics and Proteomics
Book Subtitle: Insect Genomics, Vol.1
Editors: Chandrasekar Raman, Marian R. Goldsmith, Tolulope A. Agunbiade
Series Title: Entomology in Focus
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24235-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-24233-0Published: 01 December 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37165-8Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-24235-4Published: 24 November 2015
Series ISSN: 2405-853X
Series E-ISSN: 2405-8548
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 202
Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour
Topics: Entomology, Animal Genetics and Genomics, Animal Physiology, Evolutionary Biology, Biotechnology