TY - BOOK AU - Dixson,Alan F. TI - Sexual selection and the origins of human mating systems T2 - Oxford biology SN - 9780191569739 AV - GN484.3 .D59 2009eb U1 - 591.56/2 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Sex KW - Sexual selection in animals KW - Human behavior KW - Human evolution KW - Childfree choice KW - Evolution (Biology) KW - Physiology, Comparative KW - Psychology, Comparative KW - Sexual behavior in animals KW - Reproductive Behavior KW - Biological Evolution KW - Sexual Behavior, Animal KW - Evolution KW - Sexual Behavior KW - Mating Preference, Animal KW - Behavior KW - Copulation KW - Sexualité KW - Sélection sexuelle chez les animaux KW - Comportement humain KW - Homme KW - Évolution KW - Infécondité volontaire KW - Évolution (Biologie) KW - Physiologie comparée KW - Psychologie comparée KW - Comportement sexuel chez les animaux KW - sexuality KW - aat KW - human behavior KW - evolution KW - SCIENCE KW - Life Sciences KW - Zoology KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-208) and index; List of Abbreviations; 1 A Glance at the Terrain; 2 Making Holes in the Dark; 3 Masculine Dimensions; 4 Cryptic Female Choices; 5 Copulatory Patterns; 6 The Oestrus That Never Was; 7 Human Sexual Dimorphism: Opposites Attract; 8 Adam's Apple; 9 The Road to Truth; Bibliography; Index N2 - Comparative analyses of the anatomy, reproductive physiology, and behaviour of extant primates and other mammals can offer important insights into the origins of human sexual behaviour, allowing us to reconstruct the origins of human mating systems, the evolution of sexual attractiveness, patterns of mate choice, and copulatory behaviour. Sexual Selection and the Origins of Human Mating Systems provides a modern synthesis of research on the evolution of human mating systems, bringing together work on reproductive physiology, behavioural biology, anthropology, primatology, palaeontology, evolut UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=299135 ER -