Ebook: Evolutionary Biology: Exobiology and Evolutionary Mechanisms

This book presents 19 selected contributions to the 16th Evolutionary Biology Meeting, which took place in September 2012 in Marseilles. The aims of these annual meetings, which gather together leading evolutionary biologists and other scientists, are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations. The first chapter deals with the history of a great discovery: The first experiments on ascidian and sea urchin egg fertilization. The remaining contributions are grouped under the following categories:

· Evolutionary biology concepts

· Exobiology and the origin of life

· Evolutionary mechanisms

Offering an up-to-date overview of recent findings in the field of evolutionary biology, this book is an invaluable source of information for scientists, teachers and advanced students.

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This book presents 19 selected contributions to the 16th Evolutionary Biology Meeting, which took place in September 2012 in Marseilles. The aims of these annual meetings, which gather together leading evolutionary bioloigsts and other sienctists, are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations. The first chapter deals with the history of a great discovery: The first experiments on ascidian and sea urchin egg fertilization. The remaining contributions are grouped under the following categories:

· Evolutionary biology concepts

· Exobiology and the origin of life

· Evolutionary mechanisms

Offering an up-to-date overview of recent findings in the field of evolutionary biology, this book is an invaluable source of information for scientists, teachers and advanced students.

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This book presents 19 selected contributions to the 16th Evolutionary Biology Meeting, which took place in September 2012 in Marseilles. The aims of these annual meetings, which gather together leading evolutionary bioloigsts and other sienctists, are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations. The first chapter deals with the history of a great discovery: The first experiments on ascidian and sea urchin egg fertilization. The remaining contributions are grouped under the following categories:

· Evolutionary biology concepts

· Exobiology and the origin of life

· Evolutionary mechanisms

Offering an up-to-date overview of recent findings in the field of evolutionary biology, this book is an invaluable source of information for scientists, teachers and advanced students.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The First Experiments on Ascidian and Sea Urchin Eggs Fertilization....Pages 3-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Ontic Openness as Key Factor in the Evolution of Biological Systems....Pages 21-36
Effects of Epistasis and Pleiotropy on Fitness Landscapes....Pages 37-46
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
The Origin of Life, Evolution, and Functional Organization....Pages 49-60
Interactions of Clay Minerals with RNA Components....Pages 61-79
Bottom–Up Protocell Design: Gaining Insights in the Emergence of Complex Functions....Pages 81-94
From Life to Exolife: The Interdependence of Astrobiology and Evolutionary Biology....Pages 95-108
The Possible Roles of Water in the Prebiotic Chemical Evolution of DNA: An Approach by Single Molecule Studies....Pages 109-123
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Domain Architecture Evolution of Metazoan Proteins....Pages 127-144
Of Trees and Bushes: Phylogenetic Networks as Tools to Detect, Visualize and Model Reticulate Evolution....Pages 145-164
Horizontal Acquisition of Prokaryotic Genes for Eukaryote Functioning and Niche Adaptation....Pages 165-179
Molecular Evolution of Disrupted Transfer RNA Genes and Their Introns in Archaea....Pages 181-193
Memory of Temperature in the Seasonal Control of Flowering Time: An Unexplored Link Between Meteorology and Molecular Biology....Pages 195-215
Current Approaches in Spatial Genetics....Pages 217-229
Consequences of Segregation and Genetic Exchange on Adaptability in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF)....Pages 231-243
Mitochondrial Genes, Sex Determination and Hermaphroditism in Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida)....Pages 245-255
Variable Lymphocyte Receptors in Jawless Vertebrates: Illuminating the Origin and Early Evolution of Adaptive Immunity....Pages 257-267
An Evo-Devo Perspective on Hybrid Infertility and Speciation....Pages 269-280
Genetic and Molecular Dissection of Animal Decision-Making: A New Frontier for Genetic Analysis....Pages 281-295
Back Matter....Pages 297-300

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This book presents 19 selected contributions to the 16th Evolutionary Biology Meeting, which took place in September 2012 in Marseilles. The aims of these annual meetings, which gather together leading evolutionary bioloigsts and other sienctists, are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations. The first chapter deals with the history of a great discovery: The first experiments on ascidian and sea urchin egg fertilization. The remaining contributions are grouped under the following categories:

· Evolutionary biology concepts

· Exobiology and the origin of life

· Evolutionary mechanisms

Offering an up-to-date overview of recent findings in the field of evolutionary biology, this book is an invaluable source of information for scientists, teachers and advanced students.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The First Experiments on Ascidian and Sea Urchin Eggs Fertilization....Pages 3-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Ontic Openness as Key Factor in the Evolution of Biological Systems....Pages 21-36
Effects of Epistasis and Pleiotropy on Fitness Landscapes....Pages 37-46
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
The Origin of Life, Evolution, and Functional Organization....Pages 49-60
Interactions of Clay Minerals with RNA Components....Pages 61-79
Bottom–Up Protocell Design: Gaining Insights in the Emergence of Complex Functions....Pages 81-94
From Life to Exolife: The Interdependence of Astrobiology and Evolutionary Biology....Pages 95-108
The Possible Roles of Water in the Prebiotic Chemical Evolution of DNA: An Approach by Single Molecule Studies....Pages 109-123
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Domain Architecture Evolution of Metazoan Proteins....Pages 127-144
Of Trees and Bushes: Phylogenetic Networks as Tools to Detect, Visualize and Model Reticulate Evolution....Pages 145-164
Horizontal Acquisition of Prokaryotic Genes for Eukaryote Functioning and Niche Adaptation....Pages 165-179
Molecular Evolution of Disrupted Transfer RNA Genes and Their Introns in Archaea....Pages 181-193
Memory of Temperature in the Seasonal Control of Flowering Time: An Unexplored Link Between Meteorology and Molecular Biology....Pages 195-215
Current Approaches in Spatial Genetics....Pages 217-229
Consequences of Segregation and Genetic Exchange on Adaptability in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF)....Pages 231-243
Mitochondrial Genes, Sex Determination and Hermaphroditism in Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida)....Pages 245-255
Variable Lymphocyte Receptors in Jawless Vertebrates: Illuminating the Origin and Early Evolution of Adaptive Immunity....Pages 257-267
An Evo-Devo Perspective on Hybrid Infertility and Speciation....Pages 269-280
Genetic and Molecular Dissection of Animal Decision-Making: A New Frontier for Genetic Analysis....Pages 281-295
Back Matter....Pages 297-300
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