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Sexual Selection and the Origins of Human Mating Systems

By Alan F. Dixson

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2009
ISBN
0199559422, 9780199559428
LCC
GN484.3 .D59 2009
Google Books ID
VRTniKE2liYC
Open Library ID
OL23213350M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3555680 bytes)
Series
Oxford Biology
Edition
1
Pages
232\229
Topic
Biology
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-04-20 14:05:05
Биологические дисциплины;Теория эволюции

Description

Comparative analyses of the anatomy, reproductive physiology, and behaviour of extant primates and other mammals can offer important insights into the origins of human sexual behaviour, allowing us to reconstruct the origins of human mating systems, the evolution of sexual attractiveness, patterns of mate choice, and copulatory behaviour. Sexual Selection and the Origins of Human Mating Systems provides a modern synthesis of research on the evolution of human mating systems, bringing together work on reproductive physiology, behavioural biology, anthropology, primatology, palaeontology, evolutionary psychology, and sexological research. The approach taken is genuinely cross-disciplinary in scope, and provides a fascinating account of the effects of sexual selection upon human evolution in the light of the latest advances in the field.

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