Secretive Slime Moulds
Myxomycetes of Australia
$179.16
- Hardcover
382 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2021
Summary
Neither plants, nor animals, nor fungi, the myxomycetes are a surprisingly diverse and fascinating group of organisms. They spend the majority of their life out of sight as single-celled amoeboid individuals in leaf litter, soil or decaying wood, foraging for bacteria and other simple life forms. However, when conditions are right, two individual cells come together to give rise to a much larger, creeping structure called a plasmodium, which produces the even more complex and often beautiful …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781486314133 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1486314139 |
| Author: | Steven L. Stephenson |
| Publisher: | CSIRO Publishing |
| Imprint: | CSIRO Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 382 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2021 |
| Weight: | 1.43kg |
| Dimensions: | 245mm x 170mm x 25mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Secretive Slime Moulds is the first guide to the Myxomycetes of Australia that includes keys at all levels from class to species. It is clearly laid out and provides descriptions of more than 330 species. Introductory sections contain useful background information on life cycles, structure, distribution and ecology as well as on collecting and studying myxomycetes. As such, it is a welcome addition for the mxyomycetologist and the naturalist.” – Tom May * Australasian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter *
About The Author
Steven L. Stephenson
Dr Steven L. Stephenson is a Research Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Arkansas, USA.
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