9781552094815-1552094812-A Natural History of Sex: The Ecology and Evolution of Mating Behavior

A Natural History of Sex: The Ecology and Evolution of Mating Behavior

ISBN-13: 9781552094815
ISBN-10: 1552094812
Edition: First Thus Used
Author: Adrian Forsyth
Publication date: 2001
Publisher: Firefly Books
Format: Paperback 192 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781552094815
ISBN-10: 1552094812
Edition: First Thus Used
Author: Adrian Forsyth
Publication date: 2001
Publisher: Firefly Books
Format: Paperback 192 pages

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A Natural History of Sex: The Ecology and Evolution of Mating Behavior (ISBN-13: 9781552094815 and ISBN-10: 1552094812), written by authors Adrian Forsyth, was published by Firefly Books in 2001. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent A Natural History of Sex: The Ecology and Evolution of Mating Behavior (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Described by the author as a book "about the weird diversity of sexual behavior," A Natural History of Sex explores "how to look at life, how to analyze and speculate about why something is as it is and not otherwise." In a series of engaging essays, Forsyth considers a host of more specific questions, which run the gamut from the obscure and the bizarre to the familiar. Why do roosters crow and waggle their wattles? Why does it benefit the female human to remain inscrutable about her sexual cycle? Who instituted monogamy? Why would a male mite copulate with its mother? Why does the male bedbug drive its "outlandish, formidable penis" into the female's abdomen? Forsyth's highly observational mind ranges over the natural world, revealing the seemingly random patterns and consequences of animal sexual behavior. This classic reference is a must for anyone who has ever wondered just what it is that makes the world go round.

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