Primate Sexuality Comparative Studies of the Prosimians, Monkeys, Apes, and Human Beings

Name: Primate Sexuality Comparative Studies of the Prosimians, Monkeys, Apes, and Human Beings
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ISBN: 9780198501824

ISBN-10: 019850182X

ISBN-13: 9780198501824

Edition: 1998

Authors: Alan F. Dixson, John Brancoft

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Primate Sexuality is a uniquely comprehensive synthesis of our knowledge about the sexual behaviour of primates. In it, Alan Dixson reviews and integrates both the evolutionary biology and the physiological basis of sexual behaviour across the whole spectrum of primates, from prosimians to humans. Covering almost every aspect of primate sexuality, the book begins with an analysis of the history of research into primate sexual behaviour. Several chapters discuss the complex array of mating systems exhibited by primates, and the bewildering range of tactics which influence sexual interactions withing mating systems, and, ultimately, reproductive success. Sex selection, sperm competition, and…

Book details

List price: $89.50
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/18/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 560
Size: 7.44" wide x 9.69" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English




Darwin and Friends



Primate Classification and Evolution



Mating Systems



Mating Tactics and Reproductive Success



Sexual Behaviour and Sexual Response



Sociosexual Behaviour and Homosexuality



Sexual Selection and Sexually Dimorphic Traits



Sperm Competition



Sexual Selection and Genitalic Evolution



Sexual Differentiation of the Brain and Behaviour



The Ovarian Cycle and Sexual Behaviour



The Neuroendocrine Regulation of Sexual Behaviour in the Adult Female



Hormones and Sexual Behaviour in the Adult Male



Socioendocrinology and Sexual Behaviour


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