(Izdošanas datums: 01-Oct-2025, Other book format, Izdevniecība: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691219868)
The first annotated edition of the book that shocked the Victorian world and continues to generate controversy todayWhen Charles Darwins The Descent of Man was published in 1871, the book was an immediate sensation. I...Lasīt vairāk
Sex, Gender, Ethics and the Darwinian Evolution of Mankind examines the impact of Darwins Descent of Man on contemporary biology and the humanities.Its publication in 1871 was a founding event in anthropology. Its content w...Lasīt vairāk
Sex, Gender, Ethics, and the Darwinian Evolution of Humanity examines the impact of Darwins Descent of Man on contemporary biology and the humanities. Sex, Gender, Ethics and the Darwinian Evolution of Mankind exa...Lasīt vairāk
This book traces the history of how evolutionary biology transformed its understanding of females from being coy, reserved and sexually passive, to having active sexual strategies and often mating with multiple males. Why did it take so long to di...Lasīt vairāk
This book traces the history of how evolutionary biology transformed its understanding of females from being coy, reserved and sexually passive, to having active sexual strategies and often mating with multiple males. Why did it take so long to di...Lasīt vairāk
The book offers a radically new perspective on the origins of the love song and human sexuality in an evolutionary context. By comparing different human societies and animal species, past and present, it reveals that love songs, romantic love and ex...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 12-Jan-2021, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691191140)
In 1859, Charles Darwin proposed a mechanism for biological evolution in his most famous work, On the Origin of Species. However, Origin makes little mention of humans. Despite this, Darwin thought deeply about humans and in 1871 published The Desce...Lasīt vairāk
Some Australian native birds become childhood sweethearts and court for years before they get married. Others divorce because of personality clashes and different skill levels. Many negotiate their parenting duties. But how do these personal life e...Lasīt vairāk
From one of the worlds leading authorities on animal behavior, the astonishing story of how the brain drives the evolution of beauty in animals and humansIn A Taste for the Beautiful, Michael Ryan, one of the worlds leading...Lasīt vairāk
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, Suse Grützmacher, Jonathan Howard
Sērija : The MIT Press
(Izdošanas datums: 14-May-2019, Hardback, Izdevniecība: MIT Press, ISBN-13: 9780262039949)
An illustrated exploration of colors and patterns in the animal kingdom, what they communicate, and how they function in the social life of animals....Lasīt vairāk
What is responsible for the differences between the sexes in so many animals, from the brilliant plumage of birds-of-paradise to the antlers on deer? Why are the traits that distinguish the sexes sometimes detrimental to survival? Ahy do males and fe...Lasīt vairāk
Living in the remote forests of western central Africa, the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is notoriously elusive and has evaded scientific scrutiny for decades. Yet, it is the largest and most sexually dimorphic of all the Old World monkeys, and perha...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 03-Apr-2018, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Random House Inc, ISBN-13: 9780345804570)
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, SMITHSONIAN, AND WALL STREET JOURNALA major reimagining of how evolutionary forces work, revealing how mating prefere...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Jan-2018, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691167268)
An exploration of animal behavior argues that the female brain drives the evolution of beauty in animals and humans. From one of the worlds leading authorities on animal behavior comes the surprising story of how the female brain drives the...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 09-May-2017, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Random House Books for Young Readers, ISBN-13: 9780385537216)
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A major reevaluation of how evolutionary forces work examines how mating preferences, what Darwin termed, the taste for the beautiful, have driven adaptive evolution and created an extraordinary range of aesthetic and elaborate ornament in the anim...Lasīt vairāk
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An ecologist who has worked with Scientific American, PBS Digital Studios and Discovery World describes the difficult, varied, often violent and utterly fascinating mating and reproductive habits of the animal kingdom in their natural habitats....Lasīt vairāk
Discusses the courtship, sex, and mating habits across the animal kingdom, covering birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, and mammals, as well as invertebrates. This book discusses courtship, sex, and mating habits across the animal kingdom,...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 12-Nov-2015, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781107114616)
Living in the remote forests of western central Africa, mandrills are notoriously elusive and have evaded scientific scrutiny for decades. Recent research, synthesised here for the first time, sheds light on mandrill behaviour, reproductive biology a...Lasīt vairāk
