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100 | 1 | _aSousa, Filomena de. | |
245 | 1 | 0 | _aSex, Reproduction and Darwinism. |
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_aOxford : _bTaylor & Francis Group, _c2015. |
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300 | _a1 online resource (279 pages) | ||
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505 | 0 | _aCover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures and Tables -- Introduction -- Part I: Reproduction, Mortality and Evolution -- 1 From Birth to Death: The Evolution of Life Histories in Guppies (Poecilia reticulata) -- 2 If we have Sex, do we have to Die? -- Part II: Reproduction without Sex? -- 3 The Genomic Consequences of Asexual Reproduction -- 4 Evolution and Illusion -- Part III: Sex without Reproduction? -- 5 Evolutionary Theory, Constructivism and Male Homosexuality -- 6 Darwinism and Homosexuality -- 7 The Evolution of Female Orgasm: New Evidence and Response to Feminist Critiques -- Part IV: Sexual Selection and Morality -- 8 Altruism and Sexual Selection -- 9 The Role of Sex and Reproduction in the Evolution of Morality and Law -- Part V: Sex, Reproduction and Evolutionary Psychology -- 10 Symmetry and Evolution: A Genomic Antagonism Approach -- 11 Beauty, Bacteria and the Faustian Bargain -- Part VI: Eugenics from Natural to Social Selection -- 12 Darwin's Care for Humanity -- 13 Reproduction and Social Selection: The Eugenics Maelstrom of Science, Intelligentsia and Reformers -- Notes -- Index. | |
520 | _aThis 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. | ||
588 | _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. | ||
590 | _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. | ||
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