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Comparative Ecology of Microorganisms and Macroorganisms
John H. Andrews
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paperback. Series: Brock/Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience. Num Pages: 302 pages, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
The most important feature of the modern synthetic theory of evolution is its foundation upon a great variety of biological disciplines. -G. L. STEBBINS, 1968, p. 17 This book is written with the goal of presenting ecologically significant anal ogies between the biology of microorganisms and macroorganisms. I consider such parallels to be important for two reasons. First, they serve to emphasize that however diverse life may be, there are common themes at the ecological level (not to mention other levels). Second, research done with either microbes or macroorganisms has implications which transcend a particular field of study. Although both ... Read more
The most important feature of the modern synthetic theory of evolution is its foundation upon a great variety of biological disciplines. -G. L. STEBBINS, 1968, p. 17 This book is written with the goal of presenting ecologically significant anal ogies between the biology of microorganisms and macroorganisms. I consider such parallels to be important for two reasons. First, they serve to emphasize that however diverse life may be, there are common themes at the ecological level (not to mention other levels). Second, research done with either microbes or macroorganisms has implications which transcend a particular field of study. Although both ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
Series
Brock/Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461277866
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V9781461277866
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