Title: Sexual strategies : how females choose their mates /
Authors: Batten, Mary
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Courtship in animals.; Women Psychology.; Mate selection
Contents: Preface: journey to the level of the species -- The universal mating game -- What females want. Choosing for resources - Choice by selection of superior genes - Exercising choice by rejection - Choosing mates for their beauty -- Female choice among humans -- Sex differences in psychology -- Subverting female choice -- Monogamy, pair-bonding, and female choice -- Love: the romance of reproduction -- Female-headed families by choice and by default -- Beyond the reproductive imperative: the next step in human evolution -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.