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Evolution in a toxic world : how life responds to chemical threats / Emily Monosson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, DC : Island Press, c2012.Description: xii, 223 p. : illISBN:
  • 9781597269766 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 159726976X (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9781597269773 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1597269778 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613/.1
Contents:
Shining a light on earth's oldest toxic threat? -- When life gives you oxygen, respire -- Metal planet -- It takes two (or more) for the cancer tango -- Chemical warfare -- Sensing chemicals -- Coordinated defense -- Toxic evolution -- Toxic overload? -- Appendix. Five recent additions to the chemical handbook of life.
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Book Book Dept. of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries General Stacks Dept. of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries 613/.1 MON-E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available AQU6285

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-216) and index.

Shining a light on earth's oldest toxic threat? -- When life gives you oxygen, respire -- Metal planet -- It takes two (or more) for the cancer tango -- Chemical warfare -- Sensing chemicals -- Coordinated defense -- Toxic evolution -- Toxic overload? -- Appendix. Five recent additions to the chemical handbook of life.

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