The Female Turn: How Evolutionary Science Shifted Perceptions About Females
Author:   Malin Ah-King
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
ISBN:  

9789811971600


Pages:   325
Publication Date:   06 January 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Malin Ah-King
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   0.570kg
ISBN:  

9789811971600


ISBN 10:   9811971609
Pages:   325
Publication Date:   06 January 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. An early female turn in primate research.- Chapter 3. Turning appreciation of female choice.- Chapter 4. A female turn in bird research.- Chapter 5. Shifting perceptions about female insects, snakes, frogs, lizards, fishes and spiders.- Chapter 6. Sexual selection after mating: turning perceptions of female agency.- Chapter 7. Conclusions: An Epistemology of Ignorance in Sexual Selection

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“I really enjoyed reading Ah-King’s book. It is thought provoking, insightful and I highly recommend it.” (Ingo Schlupp, ISBE Newsletter, Vol. 36 (1), 2024)


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Malin Ah-King is an evolutionary biologist (PhD) and Associate Professor in Gender Studies at the department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies, Stockholm University in Sweden. She is a gender and science researcher, specializing in feminist science studies of sexual selection, and has authored numerous articles concerning gender and queer perspectives on biology.  

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