Multicellularity : origins and evolution / edited by Karl J. Niklas and Stuart A. Newman. - 1 online resource (xxv, 302 pages) : illustrations - Vienna series in theoretical biology . - Vienna series in theoretical biology. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Functional and molecular predispositions to multicellualrity -- Plants and related theory -- Amoebozoa, fungi, and related theory -- Metazoa and related theory -- Philosophical aspects of multicellularity.

Scholars consider the origins and consequences of the evolution of multicellularity, addressing a range of organisms, experimental protocols, theoretical concepts, and philosophical issues.

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Multicellularity.
Evolution (Biology)
Cells--Evolution.
Self-organizing systems.
Developmental Biology.
Morphogenesis.
Biological Evolution.
Cell Communication.
Plants.
SCIENCE--Paleontology.
Paleobotany.
Paleoecology.
Plants--Evolution.

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/Evolution BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General


Electronic books.

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