Screen LibrarySymbioses and stress：joint ventures in biology
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cellular origin, life in extreme habitats and astrobiology ; v. 17 |
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9449-0 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxxiv, 630 p.): ill. (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.) |
| ISBN: |
9789048194490 (e-book) 9048194490 (e-book) |
| Index Number: | Q |
| CLC: | Q |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. pt. 1. General introduction -- pt. 2. Symbiotic origin of eukaryotes -- pt. 3. Aquatic sybioses -- pt. 4. Terrestrial symbioses -- pt. 5. Symbioses and astrobiology -- pt. 6. Summary and conclusions. This book centers on the question of how organisms in tight symbiotic associations cope with various types of abiotic and biotic stress. In its original sense, symbioses cover all kinds of interactions among unrelated organisms, whereas in a narrower concept, the term is often referred to as mutualism. Evolutionary biology recognizes symbiosis as an integrative process, and most fundamental evolutionary innovations arose from cooperative symbioses. Mutualisms contribute to stress tolerance, ecosystem stability, and evolutionary radiation of cooperating organisms. Modern eukaryotic cells are th |