Life Cycles : Reflections of an Evolutionary Biologist (Princeton Legacy Library)

Bonner, John Tyler

Princeton University Press（2015/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 222 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780691602738
• DDC分類 576.8

Full Description

Within a single captivating narrative, John Bonner combines an intensely personal memoir of scientific progress and an overview of what we now know about living things. Bonner, a major participant in the development of biology as an experimental science, draws on his life-long study of slime molds for an understanding of the life cycle-the foundation of all biology. In an age of increasing specialization and fragmentation among subfields of biology, this is a unique work of reflection and integration. Originally published in 1993. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents

PrefaceThe Background1Ch. 1Beginnings3Ch. 2The Life Cycle15The Period of Size Increase37Ch. 3Becoming Larger by Becoming Multicellular39Ch. 4Becoming Larger by Developing68Ch. 5Becoming Larger during Evolution93The Adult Period121Ch. 6Becoming Aware123Ch. 7Becoming Social158Ch. 8Becoming Cultural179Selected Reading201Index205