I would recommend "Acquiring Genomes" by Lynn Margulis. Although it does not aspire to be a textbook of symbioses, it does present some cool examples of microbial symbionts, and focuses on the role of such symbioses in speciation and evolution. It's written clearly and for a general audience. As a bonus, Dr. Margulis' impressive knowledge of historical and current symbiosis research, including some controversial theories, gives a wonderful feel for the process of science. Published in 2002, it's already a little out of date (!), but still thought provoking and useful.
John P.S. if you or anybody uses this book with students I would be very interested in hearing about the outcome. > I'm surprised that someone more knowledgeable than I hasn't already > responded to this post. I'm in the midst of reading Angela Douglas's _The > Symbiotic Habit_ http://amzn.to/gIhu9L though off the top of my head, I > think it might be a bit heavy going for a senior-level course . > > --Ruchira > > On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 7:42 AM, David Inouye <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Next fall I am going to start up a senior-level course in symbiosis, >> which >> I will mostly teach from my skewed perspective as a biochemist, but >> which I >> realize has very patchy coverage in that regard. I will probably hand >> out >> papers to the students from the original literature, but I was hoping >> that >> there might be a book or two that would be helpful - although a fast >> look >> did not find much. So, if any of the folks on your listserv has a >> favorite >> they'd like to point me to, I'd appreciate it. >> >> Many thanks >> >> Skip >> _________________________________ >> Sidney K. Pierce, Ph. D. >> >> Emeritus Professor of Biology, University of Maryland >> >> And >> >> Professor of Biology >> Department of Biology >> University of South Florida >> 4202 E. Fowler Ave., SCA 110 >> Tampa, FL 33620 >> >> email: [email protected] >> >> Phone: office <%28813%29%20974-4494>(813) 974-4494 >> Lab <%28813%29%20974-8159>(813) 974-8159 >> >> Web- http://biology.usf.edu/ib/faculty/spierce/ >
