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 Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. |
| Description | x, 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-392) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008002779 |
| ISBN | 9780195340983 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195340981 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195340990 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 019534099X (pbk. : alk. paper) |