A powerful framework for understanding how natural selection shapes
adaptation and biological design Design and diversity are the two
great challenges in the study of life. Microbial Life History draws
on the latest advances in microbiology to describe the fundamental
forces of biological design and apply these evolutionary processes
to a broad diversity of traits in microbial metabolism and
biochemistry. Emphasizing how to formulate and test hypotheses of
adaptation, Steven Frank provides a new foundation for exploring
the evolutionary forces of design. He discusses the economic
principles of marginal valuations, trade-offs, and payoffs in risky
and random environments; the social aspects of conflict and
cooperation; the demographic aspects of age and spatial
heterogeneity; and the engineering control theory principles by
which systems adjust to environments. Frank then applies these
evolutionary principles to the biochemistry of microbial
metabolism, providing the first comprehensive link between the
forces that shape biological design and cellular energetics.
Tracing how natural selection sculpts metabolism, Microbial Life
History provides new perspectives on the life histories of
organisms, from growth rate and survival to dispersal and defense
against attack. Along the way, this incisive book addresses the
conceptual and philosophical challenges confronting evolutionary
biologists and other practitioners who study biological design and
seek to apply its lessons.
General
| Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2022 |
| Authors: |
Steven A. Frank
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
400 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-23120-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-691-23120-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780691231204 |
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