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Management of Pituitary Disease: edited by P.E. Belchetz, Chapman and Hall Medical, 1984. £35.00 (xi + 537 pages) ISBN 0 412 23780 6
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| Author | Kovács, Károly |
| Copyright Year | 1985 |
| Abstract | male-male competi t ion and female choice in separate chapters. Recent theoretical and empirical progress in this area has been rapid It is a pity that the book could not include discussions of Lande and Kirkpatnck 's formal t reatments of the process of runaway sexual selection and Andersson's study of female choice in the African long-tailed widow-bird The latter is the first field mampulat ion of a natural population demonstrat ing that females choose among males on the basis of phenotypic characters A highlight of the book is the t reatment of the adaptive slgnlftcance of species' differences in social organlzation and life history patterns. Daly and Wilson manage to convey the diversity in breeding systems and life history pat terns with many well chosen examples, and discuss the ecological conditions that give rise to this diverslty Their clear and critical presentation of theory is a feature of the book This is particularly evident m their discussion of hfe history theory and in their chapter on sex allocation and sex ratio theory. Daly and Wilson devote the last three chapters of the book to human soooblology_ After a summary of the hormonal basis of sexual development and differentiation, they discuss the evidence for a biological basis to sex differences in human behavior Using a cross-cultural approach, as well as comparisons with non-human primates, a number of human customs such as the incest taboo, marriage practices and sex differences in behavior, such as male sexual jealousy, are examined from an evolutionary functional perspectlve Attempts to explain human behavioral differences as adaptations for maximizing fitness have, of course, provoked a great deal ol controvt.rsy Daly and Wilson are careful to concentrate on empirical evidence rather than speculation and argue that human behavior can be explained at multiple levels This new edition is ,~ubstantIally revised in line with rccent developments The broad coverage without over-simplification is a considerable achievement With over 700 key references, many new illustrations and a useful glossary, it is the best available coursebook for specialized undergraduate and Introductory graduate courses in SOclobiology It will also be useful in general courses in animal behavior, evolution and biological approaches to the social sciences |
| Starting Page | 37 |
| Ending Page | 68 |
| Page Count | 32 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/0166-2236(85)90092-X |
| Volume Number | 8 |
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| Journal | Trends in Neurosciences |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
