Ocean chemistry and the evolution of multicellularity

Oxygen has been assumed to be a vital trigger for the evolution of multicellular life forms on Earth, partly based on its power to promote substantial energy flux in cell respiration and partly as biosynthesis of compounds like collagen require oxygen. However, the co-evolution of large life and the...

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Main Author: Hammarlund, Emma U.
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för geologiska vetenskaper 2012
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