Organisms in Extreme Environments: From the Origin and Early Evolution of Life on Earth to Astrobiology

Abstract

Dr. David A. Wharton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Zoology of the University of Otago, New Zealand. The University of Bristol, England awarded him a Ph.D. in 1977 and a D.Sc. in 1997. He is the author of two books: A Functional Biology of Nematodes (Croom Helm/John Hopkins University Press, 1986) and Life at the Limits: Organisms in Extreme Environments (Cambridge University Press, 2002). His research focuses upon the mechanisms of cold tolerance and anhydrobiosis.