Sex and Death in Protozoa: The History of Obsession

by Graham Bell

Book Overview

This is the first detailed treatment of the long-standing, previously unresolved controversy surrounding the nature of senescence in clonal cultures. Part historical review of the literature, part detective story, Sex and Death in Protozoa presents a comprehensive but entertaining discussion of the sometimes contradictory evidence for protozoan senescence and the rejuvenating effects of sex in these organisms. Drawing on Hermann Muller's ratchet model,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521056705
• ISBN13: 9780521056700
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"