Why Study Biology by the Sea? - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 022667293X ISBN 13 : 9780226672939

Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 2020

Synopsis

For almost a century and a half, biologists have gone to the seashore to study life. The oceans contain rich biodiversity, and organisms at the intersection of sea and shore provide a plentiful sampling for research into a variety of questions at the laboratory bench: How does life develop and how does it function? How are organisms that look different related, and what role does the environment play?

From the Stazione Zoologica in Naples to the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, the Amoy Station in China, or the Misaki Station in Japan, students and researchers at seaside research stations have long visited the ocean to investigate life at all stages of development and to convene discussions of biological discoveries. Exploring the history and current reasons for study by the sea, this book examines key people, institutions, research projects, organisms selected for study, and competing theories and interpretations of discoveries, and it considers different ways of understanding research, such as through research repertoires. A celebration of coastal marine research, Why Study Biology by the Sea? reveals why scientists have moved from the beach to the lab bench and back.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Karl S. Matlin is professor emeritus of biological sciences and conceptual and historical studies of science at the University of Chicago.

Jane Maienschein is University Professor, Regents Professor, and President's Professor at Arizona State University, where she also directs the Center for Biology and Society. She also serves as fellow and director of the History and Philosophy of Science Project at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Maienschein is the 2024 recipient of the Sarton Medal, the most prestigious award of the History of Science Society, presented annually to an outstanding historian of science to honor a lifetime of scholarly achievement.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chicago Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 022667293X
• ISBN 13: 9780226672939
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 365
• Éditeur: Matlin Karl S., Maienschein Jane, Ankeny Rachel A.
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