Download or read book Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Environmental Stress Tolerance in Insects written by Nicholas Mario Teets and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The ability to tolerate environmental stress is a key adaptation for insects across the world. As ectotherms, insects are unable to regulate internal temperature, and their small body size makes them particularly susceptible to extremes in temperature and water availability. Insects rely on numerous physiological adaptations to cope with environmental stress, and recent advances in molecular biology and "omics" technologies have made it possible to study these mechanisms in detail. In this dissertation, I explore molecular mechanisms of stress tolerance in both temperate and polar insects.