Vincent Wigglesworth

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According to Wikipedia, Sir Vincent Brian Wigglesworth CBE FRS was a British entomologist who made significant contributions to the field of insect physiology. He established the field in a textbook which was updated in a number of editions.

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The Principles of Insect Physiology (1940) (1552)
Memoirs: The function of the Corpus Allatum in the Growth and Reproduction of Rhodnius Prolixus (Hemiptera) (1936) (403)
Memoirs: The Physiology of Ecdysis in Rhodnius Prolixus (Hemiptera). II. Factors controlling Moulting and ‘Metamorphosis’ (1934) (331)
Transpiration Through the Cuticle of Insects (1945) (313)
The Hormonal Regulation of Growth and Reproduction in Insects (1964) (299)
The Juvenile Hormone* (1965) (292)
Local and General Factors in the Development of "Pattern" in Rhodnius Prolixus (Hemiptera) (1940) (288)
The Determination of Characters at Metamorphosis in Rhodnius Prolixus (Hemiptera) (1940) (245)
The utilization of reserve substances in Drosophila during flight. (1949) (219)
Memoirs: The Physiology of the Cuticle and of Ecdysis in Rhodnius prolixus (Triatomidae, Hemiptera); with special reference to the function of the oenocytes and of the dermal glands (1933) (212)
The Principles ot Insect Physiology. (1953) (207)
The Physiology Of Excretion In A Blood-Sucking Insect, Rhodnius Prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) (1931) (202)
Digestion in the Tsetse-Fly: A Study of Structure and Function (1929) (193)
The fate of haemoglobin in Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera) and other blood-sucking arthropods (1943) (184)
The use of osmium in the fixation and staining of tissues (1957) (183)
THE INSECT CUTICLE (1948) (172)
The Storage of Protein, Fat, Glycogen and Uric Acid in the Fat Body and other Tissues of Mosquito Larvae (1942) (171)
Wound Healing in an Insect (Rhodnius Prolixus Hemiptera) (1937) (162)
The Nutrition of the Central Nervous System in the Cockroach Periplaneta Americana L : The Role of Perineurium and Glial Cells in the Mobilization of Reserves (1960) (159)
The Function of the Antennae in Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera) and the Mechanism of Orientation to the Host (1934) (155)
The sensory physiology of the human louse Pediculus humanus corporis de Geer (Anoplura) (1941) (140)
The Histology of the Nervous System of an Insect, Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera) : II. The Central Ganglia (1959) (136)
The Regulation of Osmotic Pressure and Chloride Concentration in the Haemolymph of Mosquito Larvae (1938) (136)
Histology of the Malpighian tubules in Rhodnius prolixus Stål (Hemiptera) (1962) (131)
Annual Review of Entomology (1960) (130)
Structural lipids in the insect cuticle and the function of the oenocytes. (1970) (126)
Chemical structure and juvenile hormone activity: Comparative tests on Rhodnius prolixus (1969) (124)
The epicuticle in an insect, Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera) (1947) (124)
The Function of the Anal Gills of the Mosquito Larva (1933) (113)
The structure and deposition of the cuticle in the adult mealworm, Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera). (1948) (111)
The Origin of Sensory Neurones in an Insect, Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera) (1953) (109)
The transmission of Actinomyces rhodnii Erikson in Rhodnius prolixus stål (hemiptera) and its influence on the growth of the host (1944) (108)
The Haemocytes and Connective Tissue Formation in an Insect, Rhodnius Prolixus (Hemiptera) (1956) (102)
The Physiology of Insect Cuticle (1957) (101)
The Functions of the Corpus Allatum in Rhodnius Prolixus (Hemiptera) (1948) (100)
The Climbing Organ of an Insect, Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera; Reduviidae) (1932) (98)
Haemocytes and basement membrane formation in Rhodnius (1973) (91)
The juvenile hormone effect of farnesol and some related compounds: Quantitative experiments (1963) (88)
Insect Microbiology (1946) (88)
The Regulation of Respiration in the Flea, Xenopsylla cheopis, Roths. (Pulicidae) (1935) (87)
The Action of Moulting Hormone and Juvenile Hormone at the Cellular Level in Rhodnius Prolixus (1963) (85)
The Thoracic Gland in Rhodnius Prolixus (Hemiptera) and Its Role in Moulting (1952) (85)
Some Notes on the Integument of Insects in Relation to the Entry of Contact Insecticides. (1942) (83)
The Physiology of Insect Tracheoles (1983) (81)
Symbiotic Bacteria in a Blood-sucking Insect, Rhodnius Prolixus Stål. (Hemiptera, Triatomidae) (1936) (79)
The Histology of the Nervous System of an Insect, Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera) : I. The Peripheral Nervous System (1959) (78)
The Role of the Haemocytes in the Growth and Moulting of an Insect, Rhodnius Prolixus (Hemiptera) (1955) (78)
The Distribution of Esterase in the Nervous System and other Tissues of the Insect Rhodnius prolixus (1958) (77)
Growth and Regeneration in the Tracheal System of an Insect, Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera) (1954) (77)
Some methods for assaying extracts of the juvenile hormone in insects (1958) (76)
Some observations on the juvenile hormone effect of farnesol in Rhodnius prolixus Stål (Hemiptera) (1961) (74)
The outer layers of the cuticle in the cockroach Periplaneta americana and the function of the oenocytes. (1950) (72)
The Formation of the Peritrophic Membrane in Insects, with Special Reference to the Larvae of Mosquitoes. (1930) (72)
The Role of the Epidermal Cells in the ‘Migration’ of Tracheoles in Rhodnius Prolixus(Hemiptera) (1959) (66)
Hormone Balance and the Control of Metamorphosis in Rhodnius Prolixus (Hemiptera) (1952) (60)
Evolution of Insect Wings and Flight (1973) (59)
The supply of oxygen to the flight muscles of insects: a theory of tracheole physiology. (1982) (59)
A new method for injecting the trachea and tracheoles of insects. (1950) (56)
The Epidermal Cell (1976) (55)
Incorporation of lipid into the epicuticle of Rhodnius (Hemiptera). (1975) (55)
The Effect of Salts on the Anal Gills of the Mosquito Larva (1933) (55)
Factors Controlling Moulting and ‘Metamorphosis’ in an Insect (1934) (54)
The Adaptation of Mosquito Larvae to Salt Water (1933) (53)
Action of Inert Dusts on Insects (1944) (53)
The respiratory mechanisms of some insect eggs. (1950) (52)
THE BREAKDOWN OF THE THORACIC GLAND IN THE ADULT INSECT, RHODNIUS PROLIXUS (1955) (52)
The Effect of Reaction Changes on Human Inorganic Metabolism (1924) (52)
Do insects feel pain (1980) (51)
Digestion in the Cockroach: The Digestion of Carbohydrates. (51)
The source of lipids and polyphenols for the insect cuticle: The role of fat body, oenocytes and oenocytoids. (1988) (51)
Memoirs: The Hatching of Insects from the Egg, and the Appearance of Air in the Tracheal System (1931) (50)
Sclerotin and lipid in the waterproofing of the insect cuticle. (1985) (50)
A Theory of Trachéal Respiration in Insects. (1930) (50)
Functions of the Corpus Allatum of Insects (1935) (47)
How does a Fly Cling to The Under Surface of a Glass Sheet (1987) (46)
A Simple Method for Cutting Sections in the 0.5 to 1 µ Range, and for Sections of Chitin (1959) (46)
Formation and Involution of Striated Muscle Fibres during the Growth and Moulting Cycles of Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera) (1956) (46)
The principles of insect physiology. Seventh edition. (1972) (45)
Surface Forces in the Tracheal System of Insects (1953) (45)
The Significance of ‘Chromatic Droplets’ in the Growth of insects (1942) (45)
Structural changes in the epidermal cells of Rhodnius during tracheole capture. (1977) (43)
The transfer of lipid in insects from the epidermal cells to the cuticle. (1985) (43)
Digestion and Nutrition (1972) (43)
Digestion in the Cockroach: The Hydrogen Ion Concentration in the Alimentary Canal. (43)
Digestion in the cockroach: The digestion of proteins and fats. (41)
Cytological changes in the fat body of Rhodnius during starvation, feeding and oxygen want. (1967) (40)
The role of the epidermal cells in moulding the surface pattern of the cuticle in Rhodnius (Hemiptera). (1973) (40)
On the effect of insulin on blood phosphate (1923) (38)
Memoirs: On the Function of the so-called ‘Rectal Glands’ of Insects (1932) (37)
A simple method of volumetric analysis for small quantities of fluid: estimation of chloride in 0.3 ml. of tissue fluid. (1937) (37)
The Role of Iron in Histological Staining (1952) (36)
Polyploidy and nuclear fusion in the fat body of Rhodnius (Hemiptera). (1967) (34)
The Effect of Reaction Changes on Human Carbohydrate and Oxygen Metabolism (1924) (31)
A Further Function of the Air Sacs in some Insects (1963) (31)
The Extent of Air in the Tracheoles of some Terrestrial Insects (1931) (31)
The distribution, function and nature of “cuticulin” in the insect cuticle (1990) (27)
The Absorption of Fluid from the Tracheal System of Mosquito Larvae at Hatching and Moulting (1938) (27)
The Circulatory System and Associated Tissues (1972) (27)
A Theory of Tracheal Respiration in Insects (1929) (26)
Physiology of Insects (1969) (25)
Bound lipid in the tissues of mammal and insect: a new histochemical method. (1971) (24)
THE CONTRIBUTION OF PURE SCIENCE TO APPLIED BIOLOGY (1955) (24)
The Union of Protein and Nucleic Acid in the Living Cell and its Demonstration by Osmium Staining (1964) (24)
Nutrition and reproduction in insects (1960) (24)
Distribution of lipid in the lamellate endocuticle of Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera). (1975) (23)
Studies on Ketosis: I. The Relation between Alkalosis and Ketosis. (23)
Lipid staining for the electron microscope: a new method. (1975) (23)
Secretory activities of plasmatocytes and oenocytoids during the moulting cycle in an insect (Rhodnius). (1979) (23)
Axon Structure and the Dictyosomes (Golgi Bodies) in the Neurones of the Cockroach, Periplaneta Americana (1960) (22)
Croonian Lecture: The Insect as a Medium for the Study of Physiology (1948) (22)
Source of Moulting Hormone in Rhodnius (1951) (22)
Insect Dietary (1946) (22)
HISTOLOGICAL STAINING OF LIPIDS FOR THE LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (1988) (21)
The distribution of lipid in the cell structure: an improved method for the electron microscope. (1981) (21)
Outlines of Entomology (1942) (20)
‘Catalysomes’, or Enzyme Caps on Lipid Droplets: an Intracellular Organelle (1966) (20)
Permeability of Insect Cuticle (1941) (19)
The aeroscopic chorion of the egg of Calliphora erythrocephala Meig. (Diptera) studied with the electron microscope (1962) (19)
Origin of Wings in Insects (1963) (19)
Source of the Moulting Hormone in Rhodnius (Hemiptera) (1939) (18)
Insects And The Life Of Man (1964) (18)
A Case of D.D.T. Poisoning in Man (1945) (18)
Insect Biochemistry (1961) (18)
The insect cuticle as a living system (1948) (17)
Assays on Rhodnius for juvenile hormone activity (1973) (16)
Chemical Structure and Juvenile Hormone Activity (1969) (16)
Metamorphosis, Polymorphism, Differentiation (1959) (15)
Physiology of Insects (1954) (15)
Digestion in Chrysops silacea Aust. (Diptera, Tabanidae) (1931) (15)
Insect Development (1973) (15)
The respiratory structures in the eggs of higher Diptera (1960) (14)
Histochemical studies of uric acid in some insects. I. Storage in the fat body of Periplaneta americana and the action of the symbiotic bacteria. (1987) (14)
Determination of Cell Function in an Insect (1953) (14)
The properties of the lining membrane of the insect tracheal system. (1990) (14)
Secretion of Juvenile Hormone by the Corpus Allatum of Calliphora (1954) (13)
Development in the Egg (1972) (13)
DDT and the Balance of Nature (1976) (13)
The Function of the Antennae in Rhodnius prolixus : Confirmatory Experiments (1934) (13)
Temperature and the transpiration of water through the insect cuticle. (1986) (13)
Fine Structural Changes in the Fat Body Cells of Rhodnius (Hemiptera) during Extreme Starvation and Recovery (1982) (13)
Uric Acid in the Pieridoe: A Quantitative Study (1924) (12)
Effect of Desiccation on the Bed-bug (Cimex lectularlus). (1931) (11)
The Endocrine Chain in an Insect (1955) (11)
The Corpus Allatum and the Control of Metamorphosis in Insects (1947) (11)
The Insect as a Medium for the Study of Physiology (1976) (11)
The pericardial cells of insects: analogue of the reticuloendothelial system. (1970) (11)
Organs of Equilibrium in Flying Insects (1946) (10)
The Relation between the Phosphate in Blood and Urine (10)
Insect Natural History (1948) (9)
Histochemical studies of uric acid in some insects. 2. Uric acid and polyphenols in the fat body. (1987) (9)
Some notes on the physiology of insects related to human disease (1930) (9)
Histochemical studies of uric acid in some insects. 3. Excretion of uric acid by the malpighian tubules in Calliphora vicina and Rhodnius prolixus. (1987) (9)
‘Climbing Organs’ in Insects (1938) (9)
The Hatching Organ of Lipeurus columbae Linn. (Mallophaga), with a Note on its Phylogenetic Significance (1932) (9)
The distribution of aeriferous tracheae for the ovaries of insects. (1991) (8)
Principles of Insects Physiology. (1973) (8)
Water and Temperature (1972) (8)
Hormones in relation to metamorphosis. (1962) (8)
The direct transport of oxygen in insects by large tracheae. (1990) (7)
Abrasion of the Insect Cuticle by Aqueous Suspensions of Small Particles (1958) (7)
Nervous and Endocrine Systems (1972) (7)
The natural history of insect tracheoles (1981) (7)
Abrasion of Soil Insects (1944) (6)
Metamorphosis and body form (1960) (6)
Chemical Insect Attractants and Repellents (1948) (6)
The Epidermal Cell and the Metamorphosis of Insects* (1960) (5)
Polyploidy and Nuclear Fusion (1966) (5)
Observations on the “ Furau ” (Cicindelidae) of Northern Nigeria (1929) (5)
Centipedes (1965) (5)
The religion of science (1967) (5)
Studies on Ketosis: II. The Oxidation of Ketone Bodies by the Isolated Liver of the Rat. (5)
Insect physiology. 7th edition. (1974) (4)
Motility of Insect Tracheoles (1953) (4)
Delayed Metamorphosis in a Predaceous Mosquito Larva and a Possible Practical Application (4)
The science and practice of entomology. (1950) (4)
Patrick Alfred Buxton, 1892-1955 (1956) (4)
Experimental Biology, Pure and Applied (1976) (4)
METAMORPHOSIS IN INSECTS (1951) (3)
The Early Stages of Some West African Mosquitos. (1929) (3)
Muscular System and Locomotion (1972) (3)
Excretion of Uric Acid. (1931) (3)
Proceedings of the Association of Applied Biologists (1952) (3)
The Contributions of Sir John Lubbock (Lord Avebury) to Insect Physiology (1965) (2)
Gall Midges of Economic Importance (1946) (2)
Sense Organs: Mechanical and Chemical Senses (1972) (2)
Sense Organs: Vision (1972) (2)
Insects and Human Affairs (1976) (2)
Carrington Bonsor Williams, 7 October 1889 - 12 July 1981 (1982) (2)
A Simple Method for staining Mitochondria (1957) (1)
The Production of Lactic Acid in Frog's Muscle in vivo. (1)
The George Bidder lectures. Experimental biology, pure and applied. (1971) (1)
John William Sutton Pringle, 22 July 1912 - 2 November 1982 (1983) (1)
The control of pattern as seen in the integument of an insect (1988) (1)
Hormones to kill insects (1974) (1)
Technology of insect flight (1974) (1)
Haematin in the Tracheae of Blood-sucking Insects: an Artefact (1931) (1)
Insects and Hygiene in Britain (1951) (1)
Simple Experiments with Insects (1948) (1)
Insect juvenile hormones: Chemistry and action: Edited by Julius J. Menn and Morton Beroza. Academic Press, New York, 1972, $11.00 (1973) (1)
Phthiriasis in the Primates: A Sidelight on Phylogeny (1929) (1)
Insects and the Life of Man: Collected Essays on Pure Science and Applied Biology (1976) (1)
Proceedings of the Ordinary Meeting held on 5TH April, 1950 (1950) (1)
Augustus Daniel Imms, 1880 - 1949 (1949) (1)
[Book Reviews] (1966) (0)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 1ST JUNE, 1949. (1949) (0)
Proceedings of the Ordinary Meeting Held on 1st November, 1950 (1950) (0)
Proceedings of the Ordinary Meeting Held on 4th October, 1950 (1950) (0)
Epidemics and pestilences (1977) (0)
Nutrition and Metabolism (1974) (0)
Proceedings of the Ordinary Meeting held on 6th may, 1964 (1964) (0)
Proceedings of the Ordinary Meeting held on 5TH July, 1950 (1950) (0)
Proceedings of the Ordinary Meeting held 0n 1ST February, 1950 (1950) (0)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 2ND FEBRUARY, 1949. (1949) (0)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 6TH JULY, 1949 (1949) (0)
Proceedings of the Ordinary Meeting held on 3RD May, 1950 (1950) (0)
Muscles and Movement (1974) (0)
[Book Reviews] (1961) (0)
Wordsworth and Science (1944) (0)
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting held on 18TH January, 1950 (1950) (0)
[Book Reviews] (1960) (0)
Preformation and Insect Development (1976) (0)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 3RD APRIL, 1963 (1963) (0)
Fifty Years of Insect Physiology (1976) (0)
Endocrine Glands in Insects (1949) (0)
Insect Juvenile Hormones: Chemistry and Action. Proceedings of a Symposium on the Chemistry and Action of Insect Juvenile Hormones Held in Washington, D. C., September 12-17, 1971.Julius J. Menn , Morton Beroza (1973) (0)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 5TH JUNE, 1963 (1963) (0)
Animal Growth Hormones (1970) (0)
Hormones of Invertebrates (1970) (0)
Mosquito Ecology (1950) (0)
Insect Metamorphosis.R. E. Snodgrass (1955) (0)
An Introduction to the Study of Insects@@@Introduction to Comparative Entomology@@@The Life of Insects (1965) (0)
The scientific proceedings of the meeting of the Royal Entomological Society held on 3rd July, 1963 (1963) (0)
Proceedings of the Ordinary Meeting Held on 3rd June, 1984 (1964) (0)
The Metamorphosis of Insects: Synopsis (1961) (0)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 2ND OCTOBER, 1963 (1963) (0)
Proceedings of the Association of Applied Biologists.: Introductory remarks (1965) (0)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 6TH MARCH, 1963 (1963) (0)
Odours and vertebrate ecology (1980) (0)
Science and Government (1941) (0)
Radiation, radioactivity, and insects By R. D. O'Brien and L. S. Wolfe. Pp. xv + 211. Academic Press, London and New York. 1964. Cloth bound, 48s. net; paperback, 28s. net (1965) (0)
Proceedings of the Ordinary Meeting Held on 6th December, 1950 (1951) (0)
The Metamorphosis of Insects: Tercentenary Lecture delivered by Professor V. B. Wigglesworth, F. R. S., at 10.15 a.m. on Saturday 23 July 1960 at the Royal College of Surgeons (1961) (0)
The Hunting Wasp (1948) (0)
Science, Pure and Applied (1976) (0)
The Senses of Insects (1963) (0)
The Nervous System, Sense Organs and Behaviour (1974) (0)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 6TH APRIL, 1949 (1949) (0)
The principles of insect physiology, with 355 illustrations / by V.B. Wigglesworth (1966) (0)
The Yellow Fever Mosquito (1960) (0)
Proceedings of the Ordinary Meeting held on 8th April, 1964 (1964) (0)
Insect miscellany (1975) (0)
Physiology of Invertebrates (1957) (0)
Wordsworth and Science (1944) (0)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 5TH OCTOBER, 1949 (1949) (0)
Proceedings of the Ordinary Meeting held on 7TH June, 1950 (1950) (0)
Proceedings of the Ordinary Meeting held on 4th March,1964 (1964) (0)
Insect Natural History (1973) (0)
Proceedings of the Ordinary Meeting held on 1ST March, 1950. (1950) (0)
Insects and the Farmer (1976) (0)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 2ND NOVEMBER, 1949 (1949) (0)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 4TH DECEMBER, 1963 (1964) (0)
The Grasshoppers and Locusts of Africa (1966) (0)
Economic Entomology in Australia (1962) (0)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 1ST MAY, 1963 (1963) (0)
The physiology of insecta Edited by Morris Rockstein. Vol. III, pp. xiv + 692. 178s. 6d. net; subscription price, 164s. net. Academic Press, New York and London. 1964 (1966) (0)
A Journal of Demography (1960) (0)
Day-Length and the Life of Insects (1965) (0)
Proceedings of the Ordinary Meeting Held on 17th January, 1951 (1951) (0)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 3RD JULY, 1963 (1963) (0)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 4TH MAY, 1949 (1949) (0)
The Fauna of the Orchard (1976) (0)
PROCEEDINGS of the ANNUAL MEETING HELD ON 3m MARCH, 1965 (1966) (0)
Insect Gametogenesis (1971) (0)
Sex in Insects (1970) (0)

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