Evolutionary Biology

1. Paleobiology of the Precambrian: The Age of Blue-Green Algae.- Morphology and Classification of Cyanophytes.- Assessment of the Cyanophytic Fossil Record.- Origin of Blue-Green Algae.- Phylogeny of the Cyanophyta.- Summary.- References.- 2. Five-Kingdom Classification and the Origin and Evolution of Cells.- Plants and Animals: Botanists and Zoologists.- Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes.- Phylogenies and the Fossil Record.- Synopsis of the Symbiotic Theory of the Origin of Eukaryotic Cells.- The Five-Kingdom System of Classification.- References.- 3. Biochemical Parameters of Fungal Phylogenetics.- Genotype: Phenotype-Protein Bridge.- Biochemical Parameters.- Biochemical Evolution of the Fungi—Commentary.- Evolution of Fungal Glutamic Dehydrogenases.- References.- 4. The Phylogeny of Angiosperms—A Palynological Analysis.- Phylogeny and Evolution in “Preangiosperms”.- Phylogeny and Evolution of Angiosperms.- References.- 5. Gene Flow in Seed Plants.- Potential Gene Flow.- Pollen Flow.- Seed Flow.- Actual Gene Flow.- Population Structure.- Conclusions.- References.- 6. Artemia: A Survey of Its Significance in Genetic Problems.- Speciation in the Genus Artemia.- Transmission Mechanisms.- The Mutants.- General Remarks.- References.- 7. Politics and the Evolutionary Process.- On the Nature of Politics.- On the Origin and Development of Human Politics.- The Future of Politics.- 8. Morphological Transformation, the Fossil Record, and the Mechanisms of Evolution: A Debate.- I. The Statement and The Critique.- II. The Reply.- References.