Mating males : an evolutionary perspective on mammalian reproduction / Timothy Glover.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glover, Timothy D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mammals--Reproduction.

Mammals.

Mammals--Sexual behavior--Evolution.

Generative organs, Male--Evolution.

Generative organs, Male.

Men--Sexual behavior.

Men.

Sexual behavior in animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 202 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examining mating from the male perspective, this book provides an overview of mammalian reproduction to illustrate the important role that male desire plays in the life of mammals. Written in a conversational style that will appeal to those without specialist knowledge of the field, it begins with a broad overview of sexual reproduction in mammals, explaining the importance of mixing genes, sexual selection and the concept of mating seasons. Subsequent chapters examine some of the most important aspects in detail including mating behaviour, the structure and function of the male organs of reproduction and their physiological control and modes of copulation. A final chapter considers human reproduction, explaining how our physical and social evolution have contributed to the development of sexual behaviour that is markedly different to that of other mammals, due in particular to the absence of oestrus and seasonality in the human female.

Contents:

Cover; Mating Males; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1: The system; PROTECTION OF SPERMS AND EGGS; SYNCHRONIZING MALES AND FEMALES IN MAMMALIAN SPECIES; SEASONAL MATING; SEASONAL ACTIVITY OF THE TESTICLES; FURTHER READING; 2: The preamble; SEXUAL WEAPONS; TERRITORY; LOVE CALLS; FOREPLAY; PHEROMONES; FURTHER READING; 3: The equipment and the product; THE MANUFACTURE OF SPERMS; CONTROL OF SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA: PRODUCT OF THE TESTIS; FERTILIZATION; THE STRUCTURE OF SPERM TAILS; SPECIES DIFFERENCES IN THE APPEARANCE OF MAMMALIAN SPERMS

SOURCES OF SEMINAL PLASMATHE EPIDIDYMIS; CONSTITUENTS OF SEMINAL PLASMA; SPECIES DIFFERENCES IN SEMEN; SEMINAL GEL; SPECIES DIFFERENCES IN SPERM CONCENTRATION; THE SIZE OF TESTES; SPECIES DIFFERENCES IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SPERMS EJACULATED; SPERM STORES; FURTHER READING; 4: The scrotum; THE PAMPINIFORM PLEXUS; TESTICOND MAMMALS AND LOCATION OF THEIR TESTICLES; SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TEMPERATURE OF EPIDIDYMAL SPERMS; EVOLUTION OF TESTICULAR DESCENT: A POSSIBLE SCENARIO; FURTHER READING; 5: The delivery; ERECTION; PELVIC THRUSTING; EJACULATION; FEMALE TRACTS; PENIS; PENIS AND THE MODE OF COITUS

STALLIONSBOARS; RUMINANTS; DOGS; CATS; THE PENIS: NOT JUST A SIMPLE TUBE; FURTHER READING; 6: The human male; HOW FAR IS MAN A MERE NON-SEASONAL MAMMAL?; MALE ORGASM; ANATOMICAL CLUES TO OUR BACKGROUND; WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT OURSELVES FROM OTHER PRIMATES?; SEXUAL SIGNALS BETWEEN NON-HUMAN PRIMATES; PHYSICAL SEXUAL SIGNALS; SMELL; OTHER SIGNALS; FALLING IN LOVE; MARRIAGE; UNCONVENTIONAL SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR; INFIDELITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; OTHER SEXUAL DISORDERS; RAPE; AGE; EFFECTS OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY; FURTHER READING; Appendix; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-23427-7

1-107-22641-4

1-283-52165-2

0-511-67589-5

1-139-23278-9

9786613834102

1-139-23356-4

1-139-23056-5

1-139-22911-7

1-139-23202-9

OCLC:

804664172