Symbiosis as the way of eukaryotic life: The dependent co-origination of the body

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 201-209

  Gilbert, Scott F ^a,b  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Evolution; Holobiont; Individuality; Symbionts; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SELECTION; SYMBIONT; SYMBIOSIS;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MATE CHOICE; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SPECIES COEXISTENCE; SYMBIOSIS; ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROFLORA;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MICROBIOTA; SELECTION, GENETIC; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84904172057     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 09737138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-013-9343-6     Document Type: Article

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