Mammalian sexuality the act of mating and the evolution of reproduction Alan F. Dixson DSc

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dixson, Alan F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mammals--Reproduction.

Mammals.

Sexual behavior in animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2021

Summary:

There are more than 6000 species belonging to twenty-seven orders in the Class Mammalia. Comparative studies of this diverse and magnificent array of extant species provide valuable opportunities to formulate and test hypotheses concerning the evolution of reproduction. This is the first book to explore, in depth and breadth, the complex interrelationships that exist between patterns of mating behaviour and the evolution of mammalian reproductive anatomy and physiology. It focuses upon the role that copulatory and post-copulatory sexual selection have played during the evolution of the monotremes, marsupials and placental mammals, and examines the effects of sperm competition and cryptic female choice upon coevolution of the genitalia in the two sexes. In addition, due weight is also given to discussions of the modes of life of mammals, and to the roles played by natural selection and phylogeny in determining their reproductive traits

Contents:

Part I. Carnival of the animals. Quo vadis?

Mammalian classification and evolution

Part II. The act of mating. Copulatory patterns : phylogeny and modes of life

Copulatory interactions and sexual selection

Part III. The evolution of reproduction. Phallic structure and function

The testes and spermatozoa

The accessory reproductive glands and ducts

Cooperation, conflict and cryptic female choice

The evolution of mating-induced and spontaneous ovulation

Part IV. Epilogue. An end of day glass

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 27, 2021)

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108550758

1108550754

9781108623285

110862328X

OCLC:

1252918904

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license