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Looking for a Few Good Males: Female Choice in Evolutionary Biology
Erika Lorraine Milam
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Description for Looking for a Few Good Males: Female Choice in Evolutionary Biology
Paperback. Rather, population geneticists, ethologists, and organismal biologists alike continued to investigate this important theory throughout the twentieth century. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Why do female animals select certain mates, and how do scientists determine the answer? In considering these questions, Erika Lorraine Milam explores the fascinating patterns of experiment and interpretation that emerged as twentieth-century researchers studied sexual selection and female choice. Approaching the topic from both biological and animal-studies perspectives, Milam not only presents a broad history of sexual selection-from Darwin to sociobiology-but also analyzes the animal-human continuum from the perspectives of sex, evolution, and behavior. She asks how social and cultural assumptions influence human-animal research and wonders about the implications of gender on scientific outcomes. ... Read more
Why do female animals select certain mates, and how do scientists determine the answer? In considering these questions, Erika Lorraine Milam explores the fascinating patterns of experiment and interpretation that emerged as twentieth-century researchers studied sexual selection and female choice. Approaching the topic from both biological and animal-studies perspectives, Milam not only presents a broad history of sexual selection-from Darwin to sociobiology-but also analyzes the animal-human continuum from the perspectives of sex, evolution, and behavior. She asks how social and cultural assumptions influence human-animal research and wonders about the implications of gender on scientific outcomes. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Animals, History, Culture
Condition
New
Weight
403g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421404028
SKU
V9781421404028
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Ref
99-11
About Erika Lorraine Milam
Erika Lorraine Milam is an assistant professor in the Department of History at the University of Maryland.
Reviews for Looking for a Few Good Males: Female Choice in Evolutionary Biology
Milam uses the topic of female choice as a lens through which to view intellectual, disciplinary, and social developments in the life sciences... An invaluable synthesis for historians of biology, scientists, and those with a popular interest in animal studies.
Karen A. Rader
Science
The discussion of how female choice in humans was treated throughout this time ... Read more
Karen A. Rader
Science
The discussion of how female choice in humans was treated throughout this time ... Read more