16 edition of The social amoebae found in the catalog.
Published
2009
by Princeton University Press in Princeton
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
| Statement | John Tyler Bonner. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | QK635.A1 B665 2009 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | p. cm. |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL16857695M |
| ISBN 10 | 9780691139135 |
| LC Control Number | 2008020569 |
The prevalence of cheating raises the question of whether these social amoebae also have safeguards against this exploitation. New research, part of an ongoing collaboration between the Strassmann and Queller laboratory at Rice University and the Shaulsky laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine, suggests that they do. Cooperation and altruism Author: Robin Meadows. Microbiology The Social Amoebae: The Biology of Cellular Slime Molds. By ton (New Jersey): Princeton University Press. $ xi p.; ill.
Cheating is easy and seemingly without cost for the social amoeba known as Dictyostelium discoideum, said researchers who conducted the first genome-scale search for social genes and found more. Get FREE shipping on The Social Amoebae by John Tyler Bonner, from John Tyler Bonner has experimented with cellular slime molds for more than sixty years, and he has done more than anyone else to raise these peculiar collections of amoebae from a minor biological curiosity to a Brand: Princeton University Press.
This is the ideal book.' Peter A. Thomason, Nature Cell Biology, Review of the hardback: ' an excellent and up-to-date summary of how social amoebae do it, and . Some general patterns in the ecology of social amoebae have been suggested over the years. There appears to be a relationship between vascular plants and dictyostelid species, so that certain species of plants are associated with different species of amoebae (Cavender and Kawabe, , Cavender and Raper, a, Cavender and Raper, ).Cited by:
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Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Social Amoebae: The Biology of Cellular Slime Molds/5(9). The Social Amoebae draws the big lessons from decades of research, and shows how slime molds fit into and illuminate biology as a whole.
Slime molds are very different from other organisms; they feed as individual amoebae before coming together to form a multicellular organism that has a remarkable ability to move and orient itself in its Cited by: Book Description: Noted biologist and author John Tyler Bonner has experimented with cellular slime molds for more than sixty years, and he has done more than anyone else to raise these peculiar collections of amoebae from a minor biological curiosity to a major model organism--one that is widely studied for clues to the development and evolution of all living things.
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A leading authority who has spent his life studying slime molds, Bonner offers something of a historical perspective on his field. The Social Amoebae is an enlightening and enjoyable read for the layperson and professional who would like to share in the biological insight and knowledge gained by John Tyler Bonner as a result of his lifelong relationship with cellular slime moldsRandy Wayne, Bioscience Bonner does not get lost in abstract realms or in reams of facts.
His book is very interesting and even exciting at /5(10). The Social Amoebae draws the big lessons from decades of research, and shows how slime molds fit into and illuminate biology as a whole.
Slime molds are very different from other organisms; they feed as individual amoebae before coming together to form a multicellular organism that has a remarkable ability to move and orient itself in its. He has made them the subject of his latest book -- his 18th -- called "The Social Amoebae: The Biology of Cellular Slime Molds." Published by Princeton University Press, it gives a detailed history of his "beloved slime molds," showing where they fit into biology and how they may illuminate that vast subject.
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[John Tyler Bonner] -- "John Tyler Bonner has experimented with cellular slime molds for more than sixty years, and he has done more than anyone else to raise these peculiar collections of amoebae from a minor biological. The Social Amoebae John Tyler Bonner Published by Princeton University Press Bonner, John Tyler.
The Social Amoebae: The Biology of Cellular Slime by: The Social Amoebae by John Tyler Bonner,available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide/5(37). Details. Background. Being able to provide clues to the development and evolution of all living things, social amoebae [], or cellular slime molds, have been widely studied for decades, as they can form a multicellular organism that has a remarkable ability to move and orient itself in its environment while maintaining a sophisticated division of labor.
An introduction to social amoebae 3 34 A brief history of their study 35 The life cycle 36 2. Ecology 37 3. Taxonomy and Evolutionary history 38 4. Practical importance 39 5. Highlights from three genome sequences 40 6. Conclusions 41 Acknowledgements 21 42 References.
An amoeba or ameba (/ ə ˈ m iː b ə /; rarely spelt amœba; plural am(o)ebas or am(o)ebae / ə ˈ m iː b i /), often called an amoeboid, is a type of cell or unicellular organism which has the ability to alter its shape, primarily by extending and retracting pseudopods.
Amoebae do not form a single taxonomic group; instead, they are found in every major lineage of eukaryotic organisms.Written in an easy, flowing, elegant style, the book is spiced up with delightful anecdotes, and I very much enjoyed reading it."—Pauline Schaap, University of DundeeThe Social Amoebae is an enlightening and enjoyable read for the layperson and professional who would like to share in the biological insight and knowledge gained by John Tyler.
The social amoebae are exceptional in their ability to alternate between unicellular and multicellular forms. Here we describe the genome of the best-studied member of Cited by:
