Outlines of evolutionary biology / by Arthur Dendy.

  • Arthur Dendy
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[1912]
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Credit: Outlines of evolutionary biology / by Arthur Dendy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS -♦- PART I.—THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS C ORGANISMS—THE CELL THEORY ciiapt]^:r I Introductory: The nature of life—The living organism viewed as a machine—^The essential functions of the living body—The source of energy in living things .. CHAPTER H Amoeba as a typical organism—The properties of protoplasm •CHAPTER HI Htematococcus— The differences between animals and plants CHAPTER IV * The cell theory—Unicellular organisms—Differentiation and division of labour -Co-operation—The transition from the unicellular to the multicellular condition—The early development of multicellular animals and plants .......... CHAPTER V The cell theory as illustrated by the histological structure of the higher animals and plants—Limitations of the cell theory—The cell as the physiological unit ......... CHAPTER VI The multiplication of cells—Mit(jtic and amitotic nuclear division PART II.—THE EVOLUTION OF SEX CHAPTER VH Limitation of the 2)owers of cell-division—Rejuvenescence by conjuga¬ tion of gametes—The origin of sex in the Protista
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