Sex differences : developmental and evolutionary strategies
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TextPublication details: San Diego : Academic Press, 2000. Description: xix, 480 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: 9780124874602Subject(s): Sex differences | Sex differences (Psychology) | Evolution (Biology) | Sexual Behavior -- -- physiology | Sex characteristics | Biological evolutionDDC classification: 575.8 Online resources: Table of contents | Reviews Summary: Sex Differences serves as an advanced text for courses in evolutionary and human biology, psychology, and sexuality and gender studies. It also serves as a reference source for academic professionals in these disciplines. The book covers the evolution of sex and sex differences, and sex differences and sexual strategies in non-human and human animals. The final chapter addresses issues of sex and gender in interpersonal relationships, organizations and politics. Diagrams, graphs, charts, and tables illustrate key concepts; cartoons and photos provide visual breaks and an element of humor.
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| 575.8 FUT-E Evolution | 575.8 FUT-E Evolution | 575.8 HER-G Genomes, evolution, and culture: past, present, and future of humankind | 575.8 MEA-S Sex differences : developmental and evolutionary strategies | 575.8 RAM-C Chance in evolution | 575.8 RAU-C Chemical evolution and the origin of life | 575.8 REI-W Who we are and how we got here |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-462) and index
Sex Differences serves as an advanced text for courses in evolutionary and human biology, psychology, and sexuality and gender studies. It also serves as a reference source for academic professionals in these disciplines. The book covers the evolution of sex and sex differences, and sex differences and sexual strategies in non-human and human animals. The final chapter addresses issues of sex and gender in interpersonal relationships, organizations and politics. Diagrams, graphs, charts, and tables illustrate key concepts; cartoons and photos provide visual breaks and an element of humor.
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