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OverviewWhy a Book on Paramecium? Biologists usually concentrate their efforts on a single problem and a single organism. There is a difficulty with this practice, however, for as work on a problem proceeds it often becomes more ad vantageous to study the problem in another organism. Some biologists avoid the difficulty by moving from one organism to the other as the problem de mands. However, this tactic also has a disadvantage, for a thorough knowledge of the life cycle and thorough mastery of ways to handle a given organism in the laboratory are obviously of great importance to the researcher, and one can never know several organisms as well as one can know a single one. Another way of doing research is to pick the organism, learn all one can about it from all points of view, and then assess the significance of the findings. Tracy Sonneborn practiced research in very much this way. He would have found virtually every chapter in this volume about Paramecium a fascinating summary of one of his areas of research. Indeed, the beginnings of most of the topics in this book are founded on his studies. With every new fact he learned about Paramecium, he carefully assessed the significance of his findings, not on ly for research on protozoa, but for biology in general. His work, and in a way this book too, are indicative of the success of his strategy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hans-Dieter Görtz , John R. Jr. Preer , A. AdouttePublisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988 Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.808kg ISBN: 9783642730887ISBN 10: 3642730884 Pages: 444 Publication Date: 16 December 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsContents: Introduction.- Cytology.- The Species Concept and Breeding Systems.- Mating-Type Inheritance.- Conjugation.- Mating-Type Substances.- The Cell Cycle and Regulation of Cell Mass and Macronuclear DNA Content.- Nuclear Dimorphisms and Function.- Aging.- Organization and Expression of the Nuclear Genome.- Immobilization Antigens.- Mitochondria.- Electrophysiology.- Motor Control of Cilia.- A Genetic Dissection of Ion-Channel Functions.- Biochemistry of Cilia.- Behavioral Genetics in P. caudatum.- Chemokinesis.- The Lysosome System.- Exocytosis: Biogenesis, Transport and Secretion of Trichocysts.- The Cytoskeleton.- Endocytobiosis.- Endosymbionts of Killer Paramecia.- Ecology.- Subject Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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