Primate sexuality : comparative studies of the prosimians, monkeys, apes, and human beings
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Primate sexuality : comparative studies of the prosimians, monkeys, apes, and human beings
Oxford University Press, 1998
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityアフリカ専攻
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [467]-528) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk. ISBN 9780198501824
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
- 1. Darwin and Friends
- 2. Primate Classification and Evolution
- 3. Mating Systems
- 4. Mating Tactics and Reproductive Success
- 5. Sexual Behaviour and Sexual Response
- 6. Sociosexual Behaviour and Homosexuality
- 7. Sexual Selection and Sexually Dimorphic Traits
- 8. Sperm Competition
- 9. Sexual Selection and Genitalic Evolution
- 10. Sexual Differentiation of the Brain and Behaviour
- 11. The Ovarian Cycle and Sexual Behaviour
- 12. The Neuroendocrine Regulation of Sexual Behaviour in the Adult Female
- 13. Hormones and Sexual Behaviour in the Adult Male
- 14. Socioendocrinology and Sexual Behaviour
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: hbk. ISBN 9780198501831
Description
In this volume, the author synthesizes our knowledge of the sexual behaviour of primates. 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. Drawing on and collating work from over 2000 references, the book is illustrated throughout.
Table of Contents
1: Darwin and Friends. 2: Primate Classification and Evolution. 3: Mating Systems. 4: Mating Tactics and Reproductive Success. 5: Sexual Behaviour and Sexual Response. 6: Sociosexual Behaviour and Homosexuality. 7: Sexual Selection and Sexually Dimorphic Traits. 8: Sperm Competition. 9: Sexual Selection and Genitalic Evolution. 10: Sexual Differentiation of the Brain and Behaviour. 11: The Ovarian Cycle and Sexual Behaviour. 12: The Neuroendocrine Regulation of Sexual Behaviour in the Adult Female. 13: Hormones and Sexual Behaviour in the Adult Male. 14: Socioendocrinology and Sexual Behaviour
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