Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface to the first edition
- Part 1 Introduction
- Part II The prokaryotic algae
- Part III Evolution of the chloroplast
- Part IV Evolution of one membrane of chloroplast endoplasmic reticulum
- Part V Evolution of two membranes of chloroplast endoplasmic reticulum and the Chlorarachniophyta
- Glossary
- Index
Preface to the first edition
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface to the first edition
- Part 1 Introduction
- Part II The prokaryotic algae
- Part III Evolution of the chloroplast
- Part IV Evolution of one membrane of chloroplast endoplasmic reticulum
- Part V Evolution of two membranes of chloroplast endoplasmic reticulum and the Chlorarachniophyta
- Glossary
- Index
Summary
It was that eccentric British soldier of fortune Col. Meinertzhagen, in his Birds of Arabia, who expressed the sentiment that prefaces should be kept short because few people ever read them. Accordingly, I would like to take a brief opportunity to express my gratitude to the people who offered encouragement and assistance during the preparation of this book. I would like to thank Adele Strauss Wolbarst, Robert Cnoops, Charmaine Slack, Sophia Skiordis, Caroline Mondel, Jill Keetley-Smith, Heather Edwards, Gail Arbeter, and the Lending Library at Boston Spa, England, for help while most of this manuscript was being prepared at the University of the Witwatersrand. For general encouragement while at Pahlavi (Shiraz) University and for providing assistance during the last turbulent and chaotic year of imperial rule in Iran, while the manuscript was being finished, I would like to thank Mark Gettner, Brian Coad, and Mumtaz Bokhari.
When photographs or drawings have been taken directly from the original material, this is indicated by stating in the legend that it is from the original work. Most of the drawings have been redrawn to suit my tastes, and these drawings are indicated by stating that the work is after the original. In some cases I have made drawings from photographs or have incorporated a number of drawings in one, in which case I state that the finished drawing is adapted from the original work or works.
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- Phycology , pp. xi - xiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2008