by Lynn Margulis (Editor), Rene Fester (Editor)
These original contributions by symbiosis biologists and evolutionary theorists address the adequacy of the prevailing neo-Darwinian concept of evolution in the light of growing evidence that hereditary symbiosis, supplemented by the gradual accumulation of heritable mutation, results in the origin of new species and morphological novelty.
Author Biography
Lynn Margulis (1938-2011) was Distinguished Professor of Botany at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. An evolutionary theorist and biologist, science author, and educator, Margulis was the modern originator of the symbiotic theory of cell evolution. Once considered heresy, her ideas are now part of the microbiological revolution.
René Fester is a graduate student in the biological sciences at Northern Arizona University.
Number of Pages: 470
Dimensions: 1.1 x 8.9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: June 17, 1991
