Sexual Strategies: How Females Choose Their Mates - Couverture souple

Batten, Mary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0874777577 ISBN 13 : 9780874777574

Editeur : Tarcher/Putnam,US, 1994

Synopsis

Book by Batten Mary

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Sexual Strategies is a gem: a beautifully researched and concise introduction to animal mating systems and the clearest available account on the biology of female choice.-Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, PhDEmeritus Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Davisand author of Mother Nature: A History of Mothers, Infants, and Natural SelectionSexual Strategies explores the complexities of the mating game from fruit flies to humans and explains why females are in charge. By determining which males mate and father offspring, females play a directive role in evolution. Fascinating examples reveal the biology underlying courtship, deception, love, and sexual conflict.

Biographie de l'auteur

Mary Batten is an award-winning science writer for print, film, and television. She has scripted more than 50 television films and was nominated for an Emmy for her work on the Children?s Television Workshop?s series 3-2-1 Contact. Her children?s books include Aliens from Earth and Anthropologist: Scientist of the People. Her magazine credits include Cosmopolitan and Modern Maturity.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tarcher/Putnam,US
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0874777577
• ISBN 13: 9780874777574
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible