{"product_id":"9781461362180","title":"Origins of Plastids: Symbiogenesis, Prochlorophytes and the Origins of Chloroplasts","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOrigins of Plastids: Symbiogenesis, Prochlorophytes and the Origins of Chloroplasts\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLewin, Ralph A.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigins of Plastids looks at symbiosis and symbiogenesis as a  mechanism of evolution. This theory of endosymbiotic evolution  postulates that photosynthetic prokaryotes living as endosymbionts  within eukaryotic cells gradually evolved into the organelle  structures called chloroplasts. The theory is controversial but has  been strongly advocated by Lynn Margulis. Based on a colloquium held  at the Bodega Bay Marine Laboratory of the University of California  at Davis, Origins of Plastids reviews recent data on this most basic  problem in plant evolution. In it, leading researchers in the field  apply the theory of endosymbiotic evolution to plastid origins,  producing an important new reference work for both professionals and  graduates interested in the origins of life, the origins of the  eukaryotic cell and its organelles, and the evolution of the higher  plants in general. Origins of Plastids represents the  state-of-the-art in its field. It should find a place on the  bookshelves of people interested in microbiology, plant science,  phycology, cell biology, and evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-10-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461362180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-2818-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 393\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398789656716,"sku":"9781461362180","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461362180.jpg?v=1755444146","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461362180","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}