Myxomycetes
Biology, Systematics, Biogeography and Ecology

A modern treatment on the basic and applied aspects of this fascinating group of myxomycetes

Carlos Rojas (Edited by), Steven L. Stephenson (Edited by)

9780128050897, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 3 August 2017

474 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 3 cm, 0.75 kg

"This book opens with an introduction to the basic biology of myxomycetes, with striking images of their morphology. The following chapter, on the history of myxomycete study, is fascinating - it is extremely rare to find this information compiled in a single place." --The Quarterly Review of Biology

Myxomycetes: Biology, Systematics, Biogeography, and Ecology is a comprehensive overview of the body of accumulated knowledge that now exists on myxomycetes. Its broad scope takes an integrated approach to the knowledge of this organismal group, considering a number of important aspects of their genetics and molecular phylogeny. It also treats myxomycetes as a distinct group from fungi, and includes molecular information that discusses the systematics and evolutionary pathways of the group. Additionally, biomedical and engineering applicability is discussed, thus expanding the audience and use of the book in a multidisciplinary context.

1. The myxomycetes 2. Historical and study of myxomycetes 3. Phylogeny and evolution 4. Cell and Molecular Biology of Myxomycetes 5. Molecular Techniques and Current Research Approaches 6. Biochemistry and Physiology 7. Taxonomy and systematics 8. Ecology and distribution 9. Biogeographical patterns 10. Recording and isolation techniques 11. Uses and potential 12. Myxomycetes in education 13. Myxomycete research in the XXI Century

Subject Areas: Microbiology [non-medical PSG], Evolution [PSAJ], Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF]