Evolution by Association: A History of Symbiosis

by Jan Sapp

Book Overview

In this comprehensive history of symbiosis theory--the first to be written--Jan Sapp masterfully traces its development from modest beginnings in the late nineteenth century to its current status as one of the key conceptual frameworks for the life sciences. The symbiotic perspective on evolution, which argues that "higher species" have evolved from a merger of two or more different kinds of organisms living together, is now clearly established with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195088212
• ISBN13: 9780195088212
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"