Overview

This is the first coherent description of all levels of communication of ciliates. Ciliates are highly sensitive organisms that actively compete for environmental resources. They assess their surroundings, estimate how much energy they need for particular goals, and then realise the optimum variant. They take measures to control certain environmental resources. They perceive themselves and can distinguish between ‘self’ and ‘non-self’. They process and evaluate information and then modify their behaviour accordingly.  These highly diverse competences show us that this is possible owing to sign(aling)-mediated communication processes within ciliates (intra-organismic), between the same, related and different ciliate species (inter-organismic), and between ciliates and non-ciliate organisms (trans-organismic). This is crucial in coordinating growth and development, shape and dynamics. This book further serves as a learning tool for research aspects in biocommunication in ciliates. It will guide scientists in further investigations on ciliate behavior, how they mediate signaling processes between themselves and the environment.

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Author:   Guenther Witzany ,  Mariusz Nowacki
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 2016 ed.
Weight:   6.495kg
ISBN:  

9783319812243

ISBN 10:   3319812246
Pages:   372
Publication Date:   30 May 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"1. Introduction: Why biocommunication of Ciliates?.- 2. Principles of intracellular signaling in ciliated protozoa - a brief outline.- 3. RNA-guided genome editing.- 4. Intracytoplasmic signaling from cilia in ciliates.- 5. Chemotaxis as an expression of communication of Tetrahymena.- 6. Signals regulating vesicle trafficking in Paramecium cells.- 7. How do cysts know when to hatch? The role of ecological communication in awakening latent life.- 8. Hormonal communication of Tetrahyment.- 9. Signaling through GPI-anchored Proteins in Ciliates.- 10. Ciliate communication via water-borne pheromones.- 11. Communication in Tetrahymena Reproduction.- 12. Cell-cell interactions leading to establishment of a mating junction in Tetrahymena and Paramecium, two ""contact-mediated"" mating systems.- 13. Mating systems and reproductive strategies in Tetrahymena.- 14. Social information in cooperation and dispersal in Tetrahymena.- 15. Symbiotic associations in ciliates: ecological and evolutionaryperspectives.- 16. Paramecium as a model organism for studies on primary and secondary endosymbioses.- 17. An integrated model of the biology of the marine symbiosis Maristentor dinoferus.- 18. Interactions between parasitic ciliates and their hosts: Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and Cryptocaryon irritans as examples.- 19. Ciliates in planktonic food webs: communication and adaptive response."

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