Algal Symbiosis.A continuum of interaction strategies. 1983. (Reprint 2010). VII, 216 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

Few groups or organisms have been more successful in forming intimate symbioses with other organisms than the evolutionarily diverse group, the algae. Within every division of these organisms, and in every community they inhabit, symbiotic interactions have evolved, and in some cases these have had profound effects on the ecosystem. Algal symbioses form a continuum, each interaction being a function of the evolutionary history of the separate "players" as well as the partnership. Each algal symbiosis is unique; althouth symbioses may be described, they cannot necessarily be categorized.In fact, it may be argued that attempts to do so may be actually obscure the true physiological and genetic nature of the interaction, and quite bias thescientific objectivity necessary for the required experimental quantitative and qualitative studies of the association.Symbiotic systems provide biologists with extremely useful experimental tools to study important biolog. phenomena. -Contents:Foreword and Introduction1:Phycozoans, phycozoology, phycozoologists/ R.L.Pardy/ 2:Coral-algal symbiosis,Dennis L.Taylor/ 3:Symbiosis in foraminifera,John J.Lee and Marie E.McEnery/ 4:Radiolarian symbiosis,O.Roger Anderson/ 5:The prochloron symbiosis,R.L.Pardy,R.A.Lewin,and K.Lee/ 6:Algal chloroplast retention by molluscs,Rosalind Hinde/ 7:The azolla-anabaena azollae symbiosis,Gerald A.Peters and Harry E.Calvert/ 8:Algal-fungal relationships in lichens: recognition,synthesis,and development,Vernon Ahmadjian and Jerome B.Jacobs/ 9:Subaerial symbiotic green algae:interactions with vascular plant hosts,Russell L.Chapman and Barry H.Good/ Taxonomic index/ Subject index/ Author index.