Primate sexuality : comparative studies of the prosimians, monkeys, apes and humans / Alan F. Dixson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dixson, Alan F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Primates--Reproduction.

Primates.

Sexual behavior in animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (808 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Primate Sexuality provides an authoritative and comprehensive synthesis of current research on the evolution and physiological control of sexual behaviour in the primates - prosimians, monkeys, apes, and human beings. This new edition has been fully updated and greatly expanded throughout to incorporate a decade of new research findings. It maintains the depth and scientific rigour of the first edition, and includes a new chapter on human sexuality, written from a comparative perspective. It contains 2600 references, almost 400 figures and photographs, and 73 tables.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; 1. Darwin and friends; 2. Primate classification and evolution; Evolutionary relationships and time-scales; 3. Mating systems; Primate social organization; The concept of 'sexual segregation'; Primate mating systems; Monogamy in primates; Polyandry in primates; Polygyny in primates; Multimale-multifemale mating systems; Evidence that females mate with multiple partners; Examples of multimale-multifemale societies; Ring-tailed lemur; Rhesus monkey; Chimpanzees and bonobos; Factors determining numbers of males in multimale-multifemale primate groups; Dispersed mating systems

The mating system of the orang-utan4. Mating tactics and reproductive success; Dominance, mating success, and reproductive success; Coalitions, alliances, and male mating success; Consortship, mate-guarding, and possessiveness; Alternative mating tactics-a lifespan view; Coercive matings; Infanticide: the sexual selection hypothesis; Some critical comments regarding the sexual selection hypothesis of male infanticide; Harassment and interruption of copulation; Genetic assessment of male reproductive success; Female dominance, mating success, and reproductive success; Female mate 'choice'

Sexual preferences: favouritism and friendshipIncestuous matings and incest avoidance; The major histocompatibility complex and mate choice; The problem of skewed birth sex ratios; 5. Sexual behaviour and sexual response; Female sexuality: concepts and definitions; The question of oestrus; Proceptivity; Sexual receptivity; Sexual attractiveness; Male sexuality: concepts and definitions; Pre-copulatory behaviour in male primates; Copulatory behaviour in male primates; Classifying primate copulatory patterns; Communication during copulation; Facial communication during copulation

Vocal communication during copulationTactile stimulation and the problem of orgasm; Post-copulatory genital grooming in primates; Some conceptual issues in human sexuality; Gender identity and gender role; Auto-erotism, including masturbation; Abnormal sexual preferences: the human paraphilias; 6. Socio-sexual, bisexual, and homosexual behaviour; Socio-sexual patterns; Does socio-sexual behaviour reflect dominance rank?; Penile erection and socio-sexual communication; Erection in response to the sight or proximity of a female; Erection during sleep

Erection during play, grooming, or when seeking 'reassurance'Erections during aggression and ritualized penile displays; Socio-sexual presentation in New World primates; The development of socio-sexual behaviour; Social stimuli and socio-sexual development; Does socio-sexual behaviour occur during human development?; Isosexual mounts and presentations in primates: phylogenetic considerations; Hedonic aspects of isosexual behaviour; Heterosexuality, bisexuality, and homosexuality; Frequencies of homosexuality: cross-cultural perspectives; Homosexual patterns and relationships

The biological basis of homosexuality

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-181002-9

1-280-59391-1

9786613623744

0-19-162418-7

OCLC:

777267788