Title:
Sexual selection : a very short introduction / Marlene Zuk & Leigh W. Simmons.
Author:
Zuk, M. (Marlene), author.
Simmons, Leigh W., 1960- author.
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
©2018
Call Number:
QL761 .Z849 2018
Abstract:
"Sexual selection, Darwin's other big idea, is the selection for particular traits and behaviours that results from (usually) female choice and male competition. It can produce flamboyant features, such as the peacock's tail, which would seem to be detrimental to survival. This work explores our understanding of how sexual selection works." --Publisher description.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780198778752
Series:
Very short introductions ; 568
Very short introductions ; 568.
Physical Description:
xvii, 141 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Contents:
Darwin's other big idea -- Mating systems, or who goes with whom, and for how long -- Choosing from the field of competitors -- Sex roles and stereotypes -- Sexual selection after mating -- Sexual conflict -- How sex makes species survive -- Conclusions, and where to from here.
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