Primate Sexuality
Comparative Studies of the Prosimians, Monkeys, Apes, and Human Beings
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Product details:
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Date of Publication 3 December 1998
- ISBN 9780198501824
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages560 pages
- Size 245x190x29 mm
- Weight 1094 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous halftones and line figures 0
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Short description:
Primate Sexuality is a uniquely comprehensive synthesis of our knowledge about the sexual behaviour of primates. In it, Alan Dixson reviews and integrates both the evolutionary biology and the physiological basis of sexual behaviour across the whole spectrum of primates, from prosimians to humans. No other book written on the subject of primate sexuality exhibits the comparative breadth or technical depth of this outstanding volume, drawing on and collating work from over
2000 references, and illustrated throughout with hundreds of original drawings and figures.
Long description:
Primate Sexuality is a uniquely comprehensive synthesis of our knowledge about the sexual behaviour of primates. In it, Alan Dixson reviews and integrates both the evolutionary biology and the physiological basis of sexual behaviour across the whole spectrum of primates, from prosimians to humans. Covering almost every aspect of primate sexuality, the book begins with an analysis of the history of research into primate sexual behaviour. Several chapters discuss the complex
array of mating systems exhibited by primates, and the bewildering range of tactics which influence sexual interactions withing mating systems, and, ultimately, reproductive success. Sex selection, sperm competition, and the evolution of sexual dimorphism are explored. The book also reviews our current
knowledge of the physiological aspects of sexuality, such as sexual differentation of the brain, hormonal mechanisms, the ovarian cycle, and the neuroendocrine regulation of sexual behaviour. No other book written on the subject of primate sexuality exhibits such comparative breadth or technical depth. Dixson has been working on primates for almost 30 years, and has put together an outstanding volume, drawing on and collating work from more than 2000 references. The work is illustrated
throughout with hundreds of original drawings and figures. It will be welcomed by zoologists, anthropologists, and psychologists researching the sexual behaviour of primates, as well as by psychiatrists and clinicians with an interest in human sexuality.
Table of Contents:
Darwin and Friends
Primate Classification and Evolution
Mating Systems
Mating Tactics and Reproductive Success
Sexual Behaviour and Sexual Response
Sociosexual Behaviour and Homosexuality
Sexual Selection and Sexually Dimorphic Traits
Sperm Competition
Sexual Selection and Genitalic Evolution
Sexual Differentiation of the Brain and Behaviour
The Ovarian Cycle and Sexual Behaviour
The Neuroendocrine Regulation of Sexual Behaviour in the Adult Female
Hormones and Sexual Behaviour in the Adult Male
Socioendocrinology and Sexual Behaviour
