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Author: Marlene Zuk (Professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities) ,
Leigh W. Simmons (Professor in the School of Animal Biology at the University of Western Australia, and Director of the UWA Centre for Evolutionary Biology)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 11.30cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 17.60cm
Weight: 0.124kg
ISBN: 9780198778752
ISBN 10: 0198778759
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 23 August 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
[A] delightful book ... informative and insightful ... Sexual Selection is thin and relatively cheap, but it's packed with more information than other books four times the size and price. * Mark Greener, Fortean Times * An excellent, fascinating introduction to the recent discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of competition over mates, mate choice and differences between the sexes. Darwin would have been both pleased and amazed. * Malte Andersson, Professor emeritus, Animal Ecology, University of Gothenburg * Zuk and Simmons' book is enjoyable and informative. * Journal of Mammalogy *
An excellent, fascinating introduction to the recent discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of competition over mates, mate choice and differences between the sexes. Darwin would have been both pleased and amazed. * Malte Andersson, Professor emeritus, Animal Ecology, University of Gothenburg *
Author Information
Marlene Zuk is a Professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She has researched into sexual selection for 25 years and in addition to authoring many scholarly articles has written four books for general readers, including Sexual Selections: What We Can and Can't Learn About Sex from Animals (2002, University of California Press) and Sex on Six Legs: Lessons on Life, Love and Language from the Insect World (a New York Times ""Editor's Choice""). Her work has appeared in a wide variety of science magazines as well as the Wall Street Journal and other general outlets. Leigh W Simmons is professor in the School of Animal Biology at the University of Western Australia, and Director of the UWA Centre for Evolutionary Biology. He has worked for nearly 40 years on sexual selection, primarily in insects, but also in frogs and mammals, including humans. Leigh is the author of Sperm Competition (2001, Princeton University Press); and co-edited Ecology and Evolution of Dung Beetles (2011, Wiley-Blackwell), with T. James Ridsdill-Smith; and The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems (2014, Oxford University Press), with David M Shuker.
