Sexual Selection in Primates: New and Comparative Perspectives

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    Sexual Selection in Primates: New and Comparative Perspectives Editors: Peter M. Kappeler, Carel P. Van Schaik Format: Paperback / softback First Published: Published By: Cambridge University Press
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    Pages: 300 Illustrations and other contents: 14 Tables, unspecified; 1 Halftones, unspecified; 45 Line drawings, unspecified Language: English ISBN: 9780521537384 Categories: , , ,

    Sexual Selection in Primates provides an account of all aspects of sexual selection in primates, combining theoretical insights, comprehensive reviews of the primate literature and comparative perspectives from relevant work on other mammals, birds and humans. Topics include sex roles, sexual dimorphism in weapons, ornaments and armaments, sex ratios, sex differences in behaviour and development, mate choice, sexual conflict, sex-specific life history strategies, sperm competition and infanticide. The outcome of the evolutionary struggle between the sexes, the flexibility of roles and the leverage of females are discussed and emphasised throughout. Sexual Selection in Primates is aimed at graduates and researchers in primatology, animal behaviour, evolutionary biology and comparative psychology.

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    "The book contains useful information for both novices and experts, with a good mix of theory and data. Anyone interested in either sexual selection or primates will find this volume useful, and it should be required reading for everyone interested in both topics." The Quarterly Review, Thore Bergman, Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Author Biography

    PETER KAPPELER is Head of the Department of Behaviour and Ecology in the Deutsches Primatenzentrum in Goettingen, Germany. CAREL VAN SCHAIK is a Professor in the Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy at Duke University, North Carolina.