The Differences between the Sexes

Short, R.W.; E. Balaban (eds.)

ISBN 10: 0521448786 / ISBN 13: 9780521448789

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1994

About this Item

1994. Cambridge University Press. 8vo. Softcover. Fine. Name on free end paper; otherwise clean text.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Differences between the Sexes
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521448786
• ISBN 13: 9780521448789
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

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.

Book Description

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.