Evolution in a Toxic World : How Life Responds to Chemical Threats /
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Washington, DC :
Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press,
2012.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2012. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. An Introduction
- Part 1: Element. 2. Shining a Light on Earth’s Oldest Toxic Threat?
- 3. When Life Gives You Oxygen, Respire
- 4. Metal Planet
- Part 2: Plant and Animal. 5. It Takes Two (or More) for the Cancer Tango
- 6. Chemical Warfare
- 7. Sensing Chemicals
- 8. Coordinated Defense
- Part 3: Human. 9. Toxic Evolution
- 10. Toxic Overload?
- Appendix: Five Recent Additions to the Chemical Handbook of Life Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index.