Microbial ecology : an evolutionary approach /

Main Author: McArthur, J. Vaun
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam: Elsevier: Academic Press, 2006
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Section I. Ecology and evolution: 1. Core concepts in studying ecology and evolution 2. Molecules and origins of life 3.Species concepts and speciation
  • Section II. Ecology of individuals: 4. The individuals 5. Growth and feeding 6. Ecology of sex
  • Section III. Living together in pollutions : 7. Fundamentals of microbial population ecology 8. Metapopulations, multicellularity and modular growth 9. Effects of habitats , gemone size, diversity and bacterial communication on population processes 10. Population spatial stability
  • Section IV. Living together in communities: Characteristics of communities and diversity 12. Concepts in community ecology 13. Microbes and the processing of nutrients 14. Species interactions and processes 15. Additional topics in species interactions
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary
  • Index