Overview
- First coherent description of all levels of communication of ciliates
- Serves as a learning tool for research aspects in biocommunication in ciliates
- Will guide scientists in further investigations on ciliate behavior, how they mediate signaling processes between themselves and the environment
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This is the first coherent description of all levels of communication of ciliates. Ciliates are highly sensitive organisms that actively compete for environmental resources. They assess their surroundings, estimate how much energy they need for particular goals, and then realise the optimum variant. They take measures to control certain environmental resources. They perceive themselves and can distinguish between ‘self’ and ‘non-self’. They process and evaluate information and then modify their behaviour accordingly.
These highly diverse competences show us that this is possible owing to sign(aling)-mediated communication processes within ciliates (intra-organismic), between the same, related and different ciliate species (inter-organismic), and between ciliates and non-ciliate organisms (trans-organismic). This is crucial in coordinating growth and development, shape and dynamics.
This book further serves as a learning tool for research aspects in biocommunication in ciliates. It will guide scientists in further investigations on ciliate behavior, how they mediate signaling processes between themselves and the environment.
Reviews
“This book is an absolute treasure trove of information on the molecular aspects of the cell biology of ciliates.” (Michael Lynch, Bloomington, Indiana University)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biocommunication of Ciliates
Editors: Guenther Witzany, Mariusz Nowacki
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32211-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-32209-4Published: 31 May 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81224-3Published: 30 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-32211-7Published: 23 May 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 372
Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations, 40 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microbial Ecology, Eukaryotic Microbiology, Microbial Genetics and Genomics