Title: Sex, reproduction and Darwinism /
Authors: Sousa, Filomena de.; Munévar, Gonzalo.
Publisher: Pickering & Chatto,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biological Evolution; Sexuality; Reproduction; Reproduction.; Sex; Evolution (Biology)
Abstract: This collection of essays looks at sexuality and reproduction from an evolutionary perspective. Covering experimental discoveries as well as theoretical investigations, the volume explores the relationship between evolution and other areas of human behaviour.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: pt. I Reproducuon, Mortality and Evolution -- 1.From Birth to Death: The Evolution of Life Histories in Guppies (Poecilia reticulata) / David N. Reznick -- 2.If we have Sex, do we have to Die? / Ronald de Sousa -- pt. II Reproduction without Sex? -- 3.The Genomic Consequences of Asexual Reproduction / Jens Bast -- 4.Evolution and Illusion / Jagdish Hattiangadi -- pt. III Sex without Reproduction? -- 5.Evolutionary Theory, Constructivism and Male Homosexuality / Lesley Newson -- 6.Darwinism and Homosexuality / Gunzalo Munevar -- 7.The Evolution of Female Orgasm: New Evidence and Response to Feminist Critiques / Elisabeth A. Lloyd -- pt. IV Sexual Selection and Morality -- 8.Altruism and Sexual Selection / Marcos Nadal -- 9.The Role of Sex and Reproduction in the Evolution of Morality and Law / Julia Sandra Bernal -- pt. V Sex, Reproduction and Evolutionary Psychology -- 10.Symmetry and Evolution: A Genomic Antagonism Approach / William M. Brown