Sexual Selection and the Origins of Human Mating Systems.
Title:
Sexual Selection and the Origins of Human Mating Systems.
Author:
Dixson, Alan F.
ISBN:
9780191569739
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (229 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 A Glance at the Terrain -- 2 Making Holes in the Dark -- 3 Masculine Dimensions -- 4 Cryptic Female Choices -- 5 Copulatory Patterns -- 6 The Oestrus That Never Was -- 7 Human Sexual Dimorphism: Opposites Attract -- 8 Adam's Apple -- 9 The Road to Truth -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
This book demonstrates how detailed comparative analyses of the anatomy, reproductive physiology, and behaviour of non-human primates and other mammals can offer profound insights into the origins of human sexual behaviour.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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