The Red Queen
Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Sex is as fascinating to scientists as it is to the rest of us. A vast pool of knowledge, therefore, has been gleaned from research into the nature of sex, from the contentious problem of why the wasteful reproductive process exists at all, to how individuals choose their mates and what traits they find attractive. This fascinating book explores those findings, and their implications for the sexual behaviour of our own species. It uses the Red Queen from 'Alice in Wonderland' - who has to run at full speed to stay where she is - as a metaphor for a whole range of sexual behaviours. The book was shortlisted for the 1994 Rhone-Poulenc Prize for…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-14-196545-1
- EAN: 9780141965451
- Produktnummer: 17835555
- Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
- Seitenangabe: 416 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'745 KB
Über den Autor
MATT RIDLEY is a research fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs and a Trustee of the International Centre for Life, living in Northumberland. His last book, The Red Queen, was short-listed for the Rhone-Poulenc Prize for science books and the Writers' Guild Award for non-fiction.
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