Newborn mammals can weigh as little as a dime or as much as a
motorcycle. Some receive milk for only a few days, whereas others
nurse for years. Humans typically have only one baby at a time
following nine months of pregnancy, but other mammals have twenty
or more young after only a few weeks in utero. What causes this
incredible reproductive diversity? In Reproduction in Mammals,
Virginia Hayssen and Teri Orr present readers with a fascinating
examination of the varied reproductive strategies of a broad
spectrum of mammals, from marsupials to whales. This unique book's
comprehensive coverage gathers stories from many taxa into a
single, cohesive perspective that centers on the reproductive lives
of females. The authors shed light on a number of intriguing
questions, including * do bigger moms have bigger babies?* do
primates have longer pregnancies than other groups?* does habitat
influence animals' reproductive patterns?* do carnivores typically
produce larger litters than prey species? The book opens with the
authors' definition of what constitutes a female perspective and an
examination of the evolution of reproduction in mammals. It then
outlines the typical individual mammalian female: her genetics,
anatomy, and physiology. Taking a nuanced approach, Hayssen and Orr
describe the female reproductive cycle and explore female mammals'
interactions with males and offspring. Readers will come away from
this thought-provoking book with an understanding not only of how
reproduction fits into the lives of female mammals but also of how
biology has affected the enormously diverse reproductive patterns
of the phenotypes we observe today.
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