Biosilica in evolution, morphogenesis, and nanobiotechnology [electronic resource] : case study Lake Baikal / Werner E.G. Müller, Mikhael A Grachev, editors.
Lake Baikal is the oldest, deepest and most voluminous lake on Earth, comprising one fifth of the World's unfrozen fresh water. It hosts the highest number of endemic animals recorded in any freshwater lake. Until recently it remained enigmatic why such a high diversity evolved in the isolated...
Saved in:
| Online Access: |
Full Text (via Springer) |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Berlin :
Springer,
©2009.
|
| Series: | Progress in molecular and subcellular biology ;
47. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | Lake Baikal is the oldest, deepest and most voluminous lake on Earth, comprising one fifth of the World's unfrozen fresh water. It hosts the highest number of endemic animals recorded in any freshwater lake. Until recently it remained enigmatic why such a high diversity evolved in the isolated Lake Baikal. Focusing on the sponges (phylum Porifera) as an example, some answers are provided to fundamental questions on evolutionary forces. The characteristic feature of these animals is that they form their polymeric silicic acid skeleton enzymatically. This process is explored using modern molecul. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 421 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783540885528 3540885528 |
| ISSN: | 0079-6484 ; |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |