Symbiosis
A Very Short Introduction
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- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
23 May 2025
Summary
Symbiosis, the sustained and intimate associations 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 overview of symbiosis starts with a quick history of relevant early discoveries and researchers, and considers why symbiosis was so long neglected as a respectable topic of biological research and why it was a controversial topic. Today, symbiosis is widely appreciate…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780192863751 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0192863754 |
| Author: | Nancy A. Moran |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 23 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 162g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 110mm x 174mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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Critics Review
Moran’s Symbiosis is a compact introductory guide to the symbiosis story with plenty of examples of the relationship in action. The book usefully outlines several of the ongoing and settled debates. * Robin Collins, The Canadian Field-Naturalist *
Nancy A. Moran
Nancy A. Moran is the Raymer Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology at the University of Texas-Austin. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Her honors include membership in the US National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a MacArthur fellowship, the International Prize for Biology, and the Selman Waksman award in microbiology. Moran’s research is on symbiosis, especially that between insects and microbes. She explores how symbioses have shaped and continue to shape insect evolution and insect populations.
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