The Social Amoebae by John Tyler Bonner

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ex-library with the usual library markings (if not for the library markings this copy would be graded in fine condition); overall a nice used copy! Red boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 144 historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "Noted biologist and author John Tyler Bonner has experimented with cellular slime molds for more than sixty years, and he has done more than anyone else to raise these peculiar collections of amoebae from a minor biological curiosity to a major model organism--one that is widely studied for clues to the development and evolution of all living things. Now, five decades after he published his first pioneering book on cellular slime molds, Bonner steps back from the proliferating and increasingly specialized knowledge about the organism to provide a broad, nontechnical picture of its whole biology,… Read More

First printing of first edition, 2009. Clean and tight: no writing, stains or other apparent wear. Note: the surface of the dustjacket is non-slip (as maunufactured).

Princeton University Press, 2008-12-29. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Hardback. New. Slime molds are very different from other organisms; they feed as individual amoebae before coming together to form a multicellular organism that has a remarkable ability to move and orient itself in its environment. This book shows how slime molds fit into and illuminate biology as a whole.

Princeton Univ Pr, 2008. Hardcover. New. 156 pages. 8.50x5.60x0.90 inches.

Princeton University Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.