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Sexual Selection and the Origins of Human Mating Systems (Oxford Biology)
Sexual Selection and the Origins of Human Mating Systems - Oxford Biology
Author: Alan F. Dixson
Comparative analyses of the anatomy, reproductive physiology, and behaviour of extant primates and other mammals can offer important insights into the origins of human sexual behaviour, allowing us to reconstruct the origins of human mating systems, the evolution of sexual attractiveness, patterns of mate choice, and copulatory behaviour. — S...  more » provides a modern synthesis of research on the evolution of human mating systems, bringing together work on reproductive physiology, behavioural biology, anthropology, primatology, palaeontology, evolutionary psychology, and sexological research. The approach taken is genuinely cross-disciplinary in scope, and provides a fascinating account of the effects of sexual selection upon human evolution in the light of the latest advances in the field.
ISBN-13: 9780199559435
ISBN-10: 0199559430
Publication Date: 7/15/2009
Pages: 232
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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