Description
Chapter. 1. IntroductionChapter. 2. Energy Conversion: How Life Makes a LivingChapter. 3. The puzzle of cooperationChapter. 4. A Thumbnail Sketch of the History of LifeChapter. 5. Early insights: a fascination with metabolic gradientsChapter. 6. How can metabolism lead to groups?Chapter. 7. Chemiosmosis and the origin of eukaryotesChapter. 8. Chemiosmosis and modern symbiosesChapter. 9. The evolution of multicellularityChapter. 10. Metabolism and multicellularity revisitedChapter. 11. Metabolic vestiges of conflict mediation in modern biologyChapter. 12. Conclusions
Author: Neil W. Blackstone
Publisher: Springer
Published: 07/07/2022
Pages: 124
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d
ISBN13: 9783031060588
ISBN10: 303106058X
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences | Evolution
- Science | Chemistry | Organic
Author: Neil W. Blackstone
Publisher: Springer
Published: 07/07/2022
Pages: 124
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d
ISBN13: 9783031060588
ISBN10: 303106058X
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences | Evolution
- Science | Chemistry | Organic
About the Author
Neil W. Blackstone is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Northern Illinois University. His research seeks to employ evolutionary principles to provide a predictive framework for both current ecological interactions and interactions that occurred earlier in the history of life. He has published over 90 articles and 2 books.