Front Cover; Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 8; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors to Volume 8; Chapter 1. Effects of Insecticides on Excitable Tissues; I. Introduction; II. Process of Insecticidal Action; III. Mechanism of Nerve Excitation; IV. Functional Changes Caused by Insecticides in Nerve and Muscle; V. Mechanisms of Functional Changes Caused by Insecticides in Nerve and Muscle; VI. Temperature Coefficient of Insecticidal Action; VII. Insecticide Resistance; VIII. Structure-activity Relation; IX. Road to the Molecular Mechanisms; Acknowledgements; References

Chapter 2. Functional Organizations of Giant Axons in the Central Nervous Systems of Insects: New AspectsI. Introduction; II. Histological Observations; III. Membrane Properties; IV. Through Conduction-""Continuity vs . Contiguity""; V. Do Giant Fibres Activate Leg Motoneurones?; VI. Afferent Inputs; VII. Giant Fibre Outputs; VIII. Giant Axon and Small Fibre Pathway-Timing Relations; IX. Possible Functions of Axons in Integration; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3. The Variable Coloration of the Acridoid Grasshoppers; I. Definitions, Terminology, and Taxonomy

II. Introduction-Variable Coloration and the Natural History of GrasshoppersIII. Genetic Factors; IV. Environmental Factors; V. Physiological Mechanisms; VI. Pigments; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4. The Mechanisms of Insect Excretory Systems; I. Introduction; II. Deposit and Storage Excretion; III. Less Common Excretory Organs; IV. The Malpighian Tubules; V. The Hindgut; VI. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgements; References; Author Index; Subject Index; Cumulative List of Authors; Cumulative List of Chapter Titles