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In most animals, from bees to bulls, mice to men, it is possible to see at a glance whether an individual is male or female. How and why these differences in appearance and behavior developed and the nature and extent of the differences between males and females is a complex subject. This book reviews the latest molecular, genetic, hormonal, anatomical, and behavioral data in a wide range of species in a series of lively and highly readable articles from the world's leading experts in this field. Unashamedly Darwinian, this book brings sexual selection up to date and discusses not only a dazzling array of differences between the sexes, but probes the mechanisms by which they are produced and the adaptive significance of the differences themselves. It should have a wide appeal, especially to undergraduates and graduates in the biological and medical sciences, and should help to bridge the gap between those who study genes and molecules in the laboratory and those who study the behavior of animals in the wild.
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How and why have differences in appearance and behavior developed and what is the nature and extent of the differences between male and female? This survey reviews the latest molecular, genetic, hormonal, anatomical and behavioral data in a wide range of species.
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"...the first book in this field to span the full breadth of modern biology from studies of reproductive success in wild animals to lively reviews of sex-determining mechanisms and the evolution of the sex chromosomes...a beautiful collection of reviews and essays on one of the central problems of modern biology: the causes and evolution of the differences between the sexes...represents excellent value for the money for researchers and students alike." Andrew Loudon, New Scientist
"Cambridge University Press's series on 'Reproduction in Mammals' is justly famous for its clear and interesting presentation of up-to-date information and theory. The Differences Between the Sexes continues in this tradition; indeed, so well done is it that it almost makes for bedtime reading....[T]his is an essential reference for all workers in the field." Alexander H. Harcourt, Nature
"...this book's value is that it encourages argument based on scientific observation." John Bignall, Lancet
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0521448786
- ISBN 13 9780521448789
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages496
- EditorShort R. V., Balaban E.
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