Life at the Limits : Organisms in Extreme Environments

Life at the Limits : Organisms in Extreme Environments

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 307 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780521782128
  • DDC分類 578.4

基本説明

New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2002. Includes an accessible discussion of astrobiology and possibilities for the survival of life in outer.

Full Description


We are fascinated by the seemingly impossible places in which organisms can live. There are frogs that freeze solid, worms that dry out and bacteria that survive temperatures over 100 C. What seems extreme to us is, however, not extreme to these organisms. In this captivating account, the reader is taken on a tour of extreme environments, and shown the remarkable abilities of organisms to survive a range of extreme conditions, such as high and low temperatures and desiccation. This book considers how organisms survive major stresses and what extreme organisms can tell us about the origin of life and the possibilities of extraterrestrial life. These organisms have an extreme biology, which involves many aspects of their physiology, ecology and evolution.

Contents

Preface; 1. IntroductionLife without water; 4. The hot club; 5. Cold Lazarus; 6. More tough choices; 7. 'It's life, Jim, but not as we know it!'; 8. An extreme biology; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.