The Social Amoebae The Biology of Cellular Slime Molds |
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Author:
| Bonner, John Tyler |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-13939-5 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2009 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $52.99 |
Book Description:
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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 environment. This book 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 environment. This book shows how slime molds fit into and illuminate biology as a whole.