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Evolutionary Transitions to Multicellular Life
. Ed(S): Ruiz-Trillo, Inaki; Nedelcu, Aurora M.
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Hardback. Evolutionary Transitions to Multicellular Life Editor(s): Ruiz-Trillo, Inaki; Nedelcu, Aurora M. Series: Advances in Marine Genomics. Num Pages: 489 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; PSPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 244 x 32. Weight in Grams: 894.
The book integrates our understanding of the factors and processes underlying the evolution of multicellularity by providing several complementary perspectives (both theoretical and experimental) and using examples from various lineages in which multicellularity evolved. Recent years marked an increased interest in understanding how and why these transitions occurred, and data from various fields are providing new insights into the forces driving the several independent transitions to multicellular life as well as into the genetic and molecular basis for the evolution of this phenotype. The ultimate goal of this book is to facilitate the identification of general and unifying principles and ... Read more
The book integrates our understanding of the factors and processes underlying the evolution of multicellularity by providing several complementary perspectives (both theoretical and experimental) and using examples from various lineages in which multicellularity evolved. Recent years marked an increased interest in understanding how and why these transitions occurred, and data from various fields are providing new insights into the forces driving the several independent transitions to multicellular life as well as into the genetic and molecular basis for the evolution of this phenotype. The ultimate goal of this book is to facilitate the identification of general and unifying principles and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
489
Condition
New
Series
Advances in Marine Genomics
Number of Pages
489
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401796415
SKU
V9789401796415
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About . Ed(S): Ruiz-Trillo, Inaki; Nedelcu, Aurora M.
Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo is an ICREA Research Professor at the Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-UPF) in Barcelona. His educational background includes a B.S. in Biology from the University of Barcelona. He earned a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Barcelona and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Dalhousie University (Canada). His current research interests include the study of the molecular ... Read more
Reviews for Evolutionary Transitions to Multicellular Life
“This volume includes 22 articles organized into five parts describing: research aimed at locating examples of multicellularity in the Tree of Life; model multicellulars; different theoretical approaches to multicellularity; insights from comparative genomics; and insights from research into molecular mechanisms underlying multicellularity. … the collection provides a comprehensive explanation for why there are no simple answers to when multicellularity first ... Read more