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Sperm Competition and Its Evolutionary Consequences in the Insects
ISBN: 9780691059884 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) One hundred years after Darwin considered how sexual selection shapes the behavioral and morphological characteristics of males for acquiring mates, Parker realized that sexual selection continues after mating through sperm competition. Because females often mate with multiple males before producing offspring, selection favors adaptations that allow males to preempt sperm from previous males and to prevent their own sperm from preemption by future males. Since the 1970s, this area of research has seen exponential growth, and biologists now recognize sperm competition as an evolutionary... One hundred years after Darwin considered how sexual selection shapes the behavioral and morphological characteristics of males for acquiring mates... |
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Essays in Animal Behaviour : Celebrating 50 Years of Animal Behaviour
ISBN: 9780123694997 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Recently, the 50th anniversary of the publication of Animal Behaviour has passed. To mark the occasion, a group of prominent behaviourists have written essays relevant to their fields. These essays provide a glimpse of the study of behaviour looking in all directions. History and future aside, it is imperative to broadcast this information from the perspective of the behaviourists who have helped shape both the past and the future. It is important for any field to be both retrospective and prospective: where have we been, where are we going, where are we now? These essays provide a...
Recently, the 50th anniversary of the publication of Animal Behaviour has passed. To mark the occasion, a group of prominent behaviourists have...
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157,65 zł |
Sexual Selection: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 9780198778752 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Sexual selection, Darwin's other big idea, is the selection for particular traits and behaviours that results from (usually) female choice and male competition. It can produce flamboyant features, such as the peacock's tail, which would seem to be detrimental to survival. This book explores our understanding of how sexual selection works.
Sexual selection, Darwin's other big idea, is the selection for particular traits and behaviours that results from (usually) female choice and male co...
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41,35 zł |