Primate Sexuality: Comparative Studies of the Prosimians, Monkeys, Apes, and Humans
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (880 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199676615 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 808 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Primate Sexuality is an essential starting point in this field, and a must for every primatologist's library." --Professor Jeanne Altmann, Nature"An extremely important source of information and ideas. Review from previous edition "Alan Dixson has drawn together an impressive body of literature in this landmark volume. His reach is impressive, and he has sought to distil and review more than 2000 sources from a diverse literature. There is no other book like it for primates, and I suspect none for any other Order." --Professor Alexander Harcourt, Universi
"EXCELENT" according to SERGIO PUSARELLI. EXCELENT WORKVERY GOOD EXPLANATION ABOUT THE COMPARATIVE BEHAVIOUR IN SEXUALITYTHE COMPARATIVE STUDIES AND THE DEFINITIONS ABOUT SEXUAL TOPICS ARE VERY CLEAR
He is currently a professor in the School of Biological Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington, in New Zealand. His research has involved comparative studies of reproductive biology and the evolution of sexuality in primates and in other mammals. He has held posts at the Zoological Society of London (1976-1983), Medical Research C
This new edition has been fully updated and greatly expanded throughout to incorporate a decade of new research findings. It maintains the depth and scientific rigour of the first edition, and includes a new chapter on human sexuality, written from a comparative perspective. Primate Sexuality provides an authoritative and comprehensive synthesis of current research on the evolution and physiological control of sexual behaviour in the primates - prosimians, monkeys, apes, and human beings. It contains 2600 refere