E-Book, Englisch, 250 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
Bonner Cells and Societies
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4008-7474-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 250 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
ISBN: 978-1-4008-7474-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
The howling monkeys of Barro Colorado Island in Panama have a rudimentary language which serves the needs of their social activities. The red deer of Scotland, the seals of the Pribilof Islands, the beavers, the social insects, the army ants and termites, and lastly the colonial and single-celled organisms such as amoebae all meet the same basic biological necessities of feeding, reproduction, and social coordination. Though the means of meeting the requirements are amazingly varied, Mr. Bonner shows that these three functions form a basic pattern that can be recognized in amoebae, in monkeys, and in man-in fact wherever life occurs.
Originally published in 1955.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Frontmatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. v
1. The Sameness of Living Things, pg. 1
2. Howling Monkeys, pg. 6
3. Societies and Evolution, pg. 17
4. Fur Seals, pg. 23
5. Red Deer, pg. 36
6. Beavers, pg. 49
7. Social Insects, pg. 56
8. Army Ants, pg. 67
9. Termites, pg. 75
10. Colonial Hydroids, pg. 82
11. Cell Colonies, pg. 95
12. A Single Cell, pg. 115
13. Energy, Matter and Cells, pg. 124
14. Feeding in Plants, pg. 130
15. Reproduction and Development in Plants, pg. 143
16. Coordination in Plants, pg. 152
17. Feeding and Digestion in Animals, pg. 161
18. Breathing in Animals, pg. 172
19. Circulation in Animals, pg. 191
20. Excretion in Animals, pg. 196
21. Development and Reproduction in Animals, pg. 208
23. Human Societies, pg. 222
Selected Readings, pg. 227
Acknowledgments, pg. 230
Index, pg. 231
