This interdisciplinary work will appeal to reproductive biologists, behavioural ecologists and mammalogists with special interests in evolutionary biology and sexual selection. It provides a valuable resource for graduate students and for lecturers who design university courses, as well as established researchers.
This interdisciplinary work will appeal to reproductive biologists, behavioural ecologists and mammalogists with special interests in evolutionary biology and sexual selection. It provides a valuable resource for graduate students and for lecturers who design university courses, as well as established researchers.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Alan F. Dixson is a Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His research has involved comparative studies of reproductive biology and the evolution of sexuality in primates and other mammals. During a distinguished career, he has held posts at the Zoological Society of London (1976-1983), Medical Research Council UK (1983-1999), International Medical Research Centre in Gabon (1989-1992), Sub-Department of Animal Behaviour, University of Cambridge (1993-1998) and was Director of Conservation and Science at the Zoological Society of San Diego in the USA (1999-2005). He has authored, or co-authored, more than 160 papers and books, including The Mandrill: A Case of Extreme Sexual Selection (Cambridge, 2015).
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Acknowledgements Part I. Carnival of the Animals: 1. Quo Vadis? 2. Mammalian classification and evolution Part II. The Act of Mating: 3. Copulatory patterns: phylogeny and modes of life 4. Copulatory interactions and sexual selection Part III. The Evolution of Reproduction: 5. Phallic structure and function 6. The testes and spermatozoa 7. The accessory reproductive glands and ducts 8. Cooperation, conflict, and cryptic female choice 9. The evolution of mating-induced and spontaneous ovulation Part IV. Epilogue: 10. An end of day glass.
Preface Acknowledgements Part I. Carnival of the Animals: 1. Quo Vadis? 2. Mammalian classification and evolution Part II. The Act of Mating: 3. Copulatory patterns: phylogeny and modes of life 4. Copulatory interactions and sexual selection Part III. The Evolution of Reproduction: 5. Phallic structure and function 6. The testes and spermatozoa 7. The accessory reproductive glands and ducts 8. Cooperation, conflict, and cryptic female choice 9. The evolution of mating-induced and spontaneous ovulation Part IV. Epilogue: 10. An end of day glass.
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