Sexual selection : a very short introduction / Marlene Zuk & Leigh W. Simmons.
"Sexual selection, Darwin's other big idea, is the selection for particular traits and behaviours that results from (usually) female choice and male competition. It can produce flamboyant features, such as the peacock's tail, which would seem to be detrimental to survival. This work e...
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Very short introductions ;
568. |
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| Online Access: | Oxford Very Short Introductions |
| Summary: | "Sexual selection, Darwin's other big idea, is the selection for particular traits and behaviours that results from (usually) female choice and male competition. It can produce flamboyant features, such as the peacock's tail, which would seem to be detrimental to survival. This work explores our understanding of how sexual selection works." --Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 141 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191823937 0198778759 9780191823930 9780198778752 |