9780691141961 - Odd Couples: Extraordinary Differences Between the Sexes in the Animal Kingdom von Fairbairn, Daphne J. (6 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. pp. 328 17 Illus. (Col.).

Octavo,300 pp.,colour photographs and black and white illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. While we joke that men are from Mars and women are from Venus, our gender differences can't compare to those of other animals. For instance: the male garden spider spontaneously dies after mating with a female more than fifty times his size. Female cichlids must guard their eggs and larvae--even from the hungry appetites of their own partners. 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 behaviour and evolution, Odd Couples explores some of the most extraordinary sexual differences in the animal world. From the fields of Spain to the deep oceans, evolutionary biologist Daphne Fairbairn uncovers the unique and bizarre characteristics--in size, behaviour, ecology, and life history, that exist in these remarkable species and the special strategies they use to maximize reproductive success. Fairbairn describes how male great bustards aggressively compete to display their gorgeous plumage and large physiques to watching, choosey females. She investigates why female elephant seals voluntarily live in harems where they are harassed constantly by eager males. And she reveals why dwarf male giant seadevils parasitically fuse to their giant female partners for life. 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 animals on the planet, this book sheds astonishing light on what it means to be male or female in the animal kingdom.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 312 pages. 9.84x5.91x0.59 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. A book that looks at everything from elephant seals to blanket octopuses to giant seadevils sheds light on what it means to be male or female in the animal kingdom.&Uumlber den AutorrnrnDaphne J. Fairbairn is professor of biology at the Uni.