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Symbiosis : a very short introduction / Nancy A. Moran.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moran, Nancy A., Author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions ; 2399-7168 766.
- Very short introductions ; 766
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Symbiosis.
- Evolution (Biology).
- Biology--History.
- Biology.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 157 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- Symbiosis, the sustained and intimate association between unrelated life forms, is now recognized as a ubiquitous phenomenon, one that has shaped evolution since the origin of life and that continues to affect all species. This Very Short Introduction begins with a brief history of relevant early discoveries, and considers why symbiosis was so long neglected as a respectable topic of biological research and why it was a controversial topic. Nancy Moran explores the fundamental drivers that lead to symbiotic associations , the evolutionary stability of symbiotic partnerships, and the origin of the complex (eukaryotic) cell. Moran also examines molecular approaches, explaining how they sparked discovery of previously unknown symbionts, including those in our own bodies. From back cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-150) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780192863751
- 0192863754
- OCLC:
- 1517910421
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