"This book has grown considerably since its inception in 2002, when it was just over 400 pages in length, due to the addition of new material to all chapters and major revisions to those dealing with rapidly evolving areas such as endocrinology, development, behavior and neurobiology…Klowden has written a very good book, incorporating new findings with long-established principles in the field of insect physiology." --Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada, December 2013"This textbook from Klowden covers insect physiology with both fidelity to the original sites of discovery - often Drosophila - and notes on generalizability to other phyla…Figures are employed to elucidate the anatomical locations and chemistry of the processes discussed." --Reference & Research Book News, October 2013