A Natural History of Sex
A Natural History of Sex: The Ecology and Evolution of Mating Behavior Adrian Forsyth,
Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
ISBN: 1552094812
Edition: Paperback; 2001-03-03
Summary:
Described by the author as a book "about the weird diversity of
sexual behavior," A Natural History of Sex explores "how to look at
life, how to analyze and speculate about why something is as it is
and not otherwise." In a series of engaging essays, Forsyth considers
a host of more specific questions, which run the gamut from the
obscure and the bizarre to the familiar. Why do roosters crow and
waggle their wattles? Why does it benefit the female human to remain
inscrutable about her sexual cycle? Who instituted monogamy? Why
would a male mite copulate with its mother? Why does the male bedbug
drive its "outlandish, formidable penis" into the female's abdomen?
Forsyth's highly observational mind ranges over the natural world,
revealing the seemingly random patterns and consequences of animal
sexual behavior. This classic reference is a must for anyone who has
ever wondered just what it is that makes the world go round.
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