Zoom

Odd Couples: Extraordinary Differences Between the Sexes in the Animal Kingdom

Name: Odd Couples: Extraordinary Differences Between the Sexes in the Animal Kingdom
Brand: Princeton University Press
SKU: 9780691141961
Price: 30.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$30.99

Hurry Up! Only 10 Left in Stock!

Out of stock >

Guarantee safe & Secure checkout

Availability: Only few left!

Contributors:

Daphne J. Fairbairn

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

Science

Book Subcategory:

Life Sciences

Book Topic:

Biology, Evolution, Genetics & Genomics

Shipping & Return +

The product is eligible for a complimentary return within 30 days from the date of purchase. Furthermore, individual items are shipped within 24 hours of receiving the order.

Rating and Reviews +

Specifications +

Release Date:

2013-04-28

ISBN 13:

9780691141961

Weight:

1.53 lbs

Size:

9.82 x 6.41 x 0.97 inches

Pages:

312

Mint Condition +

product description

Description

The remarkable and unique ways that male and female animals play out gender roles in nature

While we joke that men are from Mars and women are from Venus, our gender differences can't compare to those of many other animals. For instance, the male garden spider spontaneously dies after mating with a female more than fifty times his size. And male blanket octopuses employ a copulatory arm longer than their own bodies to mate with females that outweigh them by four orders of magnitude. Why do these gender gulfs exist?

Introducing readers to important discoveries in animal behavior and evolution, Odd Couples explores some of the most extraordinary sexual differences in the animal world. Daphne Fairbairn uncovers the unique and bizarre characteristics of these remarkable species and the special strategies they use to maximize reproductive success. Fairbairn also considers humans and explains that although we are keenly aware of our own sexual differences, they are unexceptional within the vast animal world.

Looking at some of the most amazing creatures on the planet, Odd Couples sheds astonishing light on what it means to be male or female in the animal kingdom.

About the Author
Daphne J. Fairbairn is professor of biology at the University of California, Riverside. She has written widely on the science of sexual differences.

Odd Couples: Extraordinary Differences Between the Sexes in the Animal Kingdom

Description

Recently Viewed Products

Recently viewed products

Secure Payment

Online Offers

Quick Refunds

Curated Items