The evolutionary biology of human female sexuality / Randy Thornhill and Steven W. Gangestad.

Author/creator Thornhill, Randy
Other author Gangestad, Steven W.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Descriptionx, 411 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Background and overview of the book -- Methodology -- Extended female sexuality -- The evolution of human mating systems and parental care -- Female ornaments and signaling -- The evolution of women's permanent ornaments -- Good genes and mate choice -- Estrus -- Women's estrus -- Women's estrus, pair-bonding, and extra-pair sex -- Concealed fertility -- Coevolutionary processes : men's counterstrategies and women's responses to them -- Reflections.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 331-392) and index.
LCCN 2008002779
ISBN9780195340983 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0195340981 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780195340990 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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