Methods for the study of the internal anatomy of insects

Foreword

Collection and dissection of fresh material

Fixation of material for subsequent study

Preparation of whole mounts

Infiltration, imbedding and sectioning

Removal of paraffin, staining., clearing and covering

Embryological tecnique

The problem of chitin

Intra-vitam staining

Various tecnical proceedures in detail

Reagents

Apparatus and tools

Concerning illumination

Care of the microtome razor

Drawin and the making of illustrations

Reference work on microscopical technique

Index

Inglés