The red queen

Informationen zum Autor Matt Ridley Klappentext MATT RIDLEY is a research fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs and a Trustee of the International Centre for Life, living in Northumberland. His last book, The Red Queen, was short-listed for the Rhone-Poulenc Prize for science books and the Writers' Guild Award for non-fiction. Zusammenfassung Sex is as fascinating to scientists as it is to the rest of us. A vast pool of knowledge has been gleaned from research into the nature of sex, from the contentious problem of why the wasteful reproductive process exists at all, to how individuals choose their mates and what traits they find attractive. This book explores those findings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Human nature; the enigma; the power of parasites; genetic mutiny and gender; the peacock's tale; polygamy and the nature of men; monogamy and the nature of women; sexing the mind; the uses of beauty; the intellectual chess game; the self-domesticated ape.

Product details

• Authors: Matt Ridley, Ridley Matt
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.10.1994
• EAN: 9780140167726
• ISBN: 978-0-14-016772-6
• No. of pages: 404
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 199 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Sociology: sexual relations, Society and culture: general, Sex and sexuality, social aspects