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Sex, reproduction and Darwinism / edited by Filomena de Sousa and Gonzalo Munevar.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reproduction.
- Sex.
- Evolution (Biology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 262 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Brookfield, Vt. : Pickering & Chatto, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This collection of essays looks at sexuality and reproduction from an evolutionary perspective. Covering experimental discoveries as well as theoretical investigations, the volume explores the relationship between evolution and other areas of human behaviour.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; List of Figures and Tables; Introduction; 1. From Birth to Death; 2. If we have Sex, do we have to Die?; 3. The Genomic Consequences of Asexual Reproduction; 4. Evolution and Illusion; 5. Evolutionary Theory, Constructivism and Male Homosexuality; 6. Darwinism and Homosexuality; 7. The Evolution of Female Orgasm; 8. Altruism and Sexual Selection; 9. The Role of Sex and reproduction in the Evolution of Morality and Law; 10. Symmetry and Evolution; 11. Beauty, Bacteria and the Faustian Bargain; 12. Darwin's Care for Humanity
- 13. Reproduction and Social SelectionNotes; Index
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Jul 2016).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-315-65529-2
- 1-317-32163-4
- 1-317-32164-2
- 1-283-85025-7
- 1-84893-265-0
- 9781315655291
- OCLC:
- 818815315
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