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- catalog abstract "To humans, the sex lives of many animals seem weird. In fact, by comparison with other animals, we are the ones with the weird sex lives. How did that come to be? We are the only social species to insist on carrying out sex privately. Stranger yet, we have sex at any time, even when the female can't be fertilized (for example, because she is already pregnant, post-menopausal, or between fertile cycles). A human female doesn't know her precise time of fertility and certainly doesn't advertise it to human males by the striking color changes, smells, and sounds used by other female mammals. Why do we differ so radically in these and other important aspects of our sexuality from our closest ancestor, the apes? Why does the human female, virtually alone among mammals, go through menopause? Why does the human male stand out as one of the few mammals to stay (often or usually) with the female he impregnates, to help raise the children that he sired? Why is the human penis so unnecessarily large? There is no one better qualified than Jared Diamond--renowned expert in the fields of physiology and evolutionary biology--to explain the evolutionary forces that operated on our ancestors to make us sexually different. With wit and a wealth of fascinating examples, he explains how our sexuality has been as crucial as our large brains and upright posture in our rise to human status.--From publisher description.".
- catalog contributor b12625652.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Animal with the weirdest sex life -- Battle of the sexes -- Why don't men breast-feed their babies? The non-evolution of male lactation -- Wrong time for love : the evolution of recreational sex -- What are men good for? The evolution of men's roles -- Making more by making less : the evolution of female menopause -- Truth in advertising : the evolution of body signals.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-149) and index.".
- catalog description "To humans, the sex lives of many animals seem weird. In fact, by comparison with other animals, we are the ones with the weird sex lives. How did that come to be? We are the only social species to insist on carrying out sex privately. Stranger yet, we have sex at any time, even when the female can't be fertilized (for example, because she is already pregnant, post-menopausal, or between fertile cycles). A human female doesn't know her precise time of fertility and certainly doesn't advertise it to human males by the striking color changes, smells, and sounds used by other female mammals. Why do we differ so radically in these and other important aspects of our sexuality from our closest ancestor, the apes? Why does the human female, virtually alone among mammals, go through menopause? Why does the human male stand out as one of the few mammals to stay (often or usually) with the female he impregnates, to help raise the children that he sired? Why is the human penis so unnecessarily large? There is no one better qualified than Jared Diamond--renowned expert in the fields of physiology and evolutionary biology--to explain the evolutionary forces that operated on our ancestors to make us sexually different. With wit and a wealth of fascinating examples, he explains how our sexuality has been as crucial as our large brains and upright posture in our rise to human status.--From publisher description.".
- catalog extent "x, 165 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0465031269 (paper) :".
- catalog isPartOf "Science masters series.".
- catalog isPartOf "Science masters".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York, NY : Basic Books,".
- catalog subject "306.7 21".
- catalog subject "HQ21 .D48 1997b".
- catalog subject "Sex customs.".
- catalog subject "Sex.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Animal with the weirdest sex life -- Battle of the sexes -- Why don't men breast-feed their babies? The non-evolution of male lactation -- Wrong time for love : the evolution of recreational sex -- What are men good for? The evolution of men's roles -- Making more by making less : the evolution of female menopause -- Truth in advertising : the evolution of body signals.".
- catalog title "Why is sex fun? : the evolution of human sexuality / Jared Diamond.".
- catalog type "text".