How symbiogenic is evolution?

Theory in Biosciences

Volumn 129, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 135-139

  Carrapiço, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Evolution; Post neodarwinism; Symbiogenesis; Symbiosis; Synergies

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; CHLOROPLAST; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; LICHENS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; STRAMENOPILE; SYMBIOSIS; VIRAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHLOROPLASTS; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HUMANS; LICHENS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; STRAMENOPILES; SYMBIOSIS; VIRUS PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77956886531     PISSN: 14317613     EISSN: 16117530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12064-010-0100-1     Document Type: Article

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