Evolution by Association
A History of Symbiosis
Seiten
1994
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-508821-2 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-508821-2 (ISBN)
Our evolution and that of all plants and animals is not thought to be due solely to the gradual accumulation of gene changes within species. Symbiosis is at the root of our being. This book is a systematic history of this emerging field and gives an account of the growth of a biological idea.
In this comprehensive history of symbiosis theory-the first to be written-Jan Sapp masterfully traces it development from modest beginnings in the late nineteenth century to its current status as one of the key conceptual frameworks for the life sciences. The symbiotic perspective on evolution, which argues that "higher species" have evolved from a merger of two or more different kinds of organism living together, is now clearly established with definitive molecular evidence demonstrating that mitochondria and chloroplasts have evolved from symbiotic bacteria. In telling the exciting story of an evolutionary biology tradition that has effectively challenged many key tenets of classical neo-Darwinism, Sapp sheds light on the phenomenon, movements, doctrines, and controversies that have shaped attitudes about the scope and significance of symbiosis. Engaging and insightful, Evolution by Association will avidly read by students and researchers across the life sciences.
In this comprehensive history of symbiosis theory-the first to be written-Jan Sapp masterfully traces it development from modest beginnings in the late nineteenth century to its current status as one of the key conceptual frameworks for the life sciences. The symbiotic perspective on evolution, which argues that "higher species" have evolved from a merger of two or more different kinds of organism living together, is now clearly established with definitive molecular evidence demonstrating that mitochondria and chloroplasts have evolved from symbiotic bacteria. In telling the exciting story of an evolutionary biology tradition that has effectively challenged many key tenets of classical neo-Darwinism, Sapp sheds light on the phenomenon, movements, doctrines, and controversies that have shaped attitudes about the scope and significance of symbiosis. Engaging and insightful, Evolution by Association will avidly read by students and researchers across the life sciences.
Jan Sapp is a professor of Science Studies at York University, Canada. He is author of Beyond the Gene: Cytoplasmic Inheritance and the Struggle for Authority and Where the Truth Lies: Franz Moewus and the Origins of Molecular Biology.
1: Symbiosis: Evolution in Action
2: The Messages of Mutualism
3: Socially Constructing the Individual
4: The Mystical Foundations of Symbiogenesis in Russia
5: Gaia and WWI British Genesis Stories
6: Germ Theory and Les Symbiotes in France
7: The Pasteurization of Les Symbiotes
8: Les Symbiotes Revisited
9: Illusory Anthropomorphism and Verbal Phantoms
10: Organismic Boundaries and Disciplinary Demarcation
11: Molecular Reconstruction
12: The Dull Edge of Ockham's Razor
13: Is Nature Really Motherly?
Concluding Remarks
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.11.1994 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 232 mm |
| Gewicht | 394 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-508821-2 / 0195088212 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-508821-2 / 9780195088212 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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