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Sexual Selection and the Descent of Man - The Darwinian Pivot (Hardcover)
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Sexual Selection and the Descent of Man - The Darwinian Pivot (Hardcover)
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Just over one hundred and thirty years ago Charles Darwin, in The
Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871), developed
remarkably accurate conclusions about man's ancestry, based on a
review of general comparative anatomy and psychology in which he
regarded sexual selection as a necessary part of the evolutionary
process. But the attention of biologists turned to the more general
concept of natural selection, in which sexual selection plays a
complex role that has been little understood. This volume
significantly broadens the scope of modern evolutionary biology by
looking at this important and long neglected concept of great
importance. In this book, which is the first full discussion of
sexual selection since 1871, leading biologists bring modern
genetic theory and behavior observation to bear on the subject. The
distinguished authors consider many aspects of sexual selection in
many species, including man, within the context of contemporary
evolutionary theory and research. The result is a remarkably
original and well-rounded view of the whole concept that will be
invaluable especially to students of evolution and human sexual
behavior. The lucid authority of the contributors and the
importance of the topic will interest all who share in man's
perennial fascination with his own history. The book will be of
central importance to a wide variety of professionals, including
biologists, anthropologists, and geneticists. It will be an
invaluable supplementary text for courses in vertebrate biology,
theory of evolution, genetics, and physical anthropology. It is
especially important with the emergence of alternative explanations
of human development, under the rubric of creationism and doctrines
of intelligent design.
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