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Sexual selection : evolutionary perspectives, mating strategies and long-term effects on genetic variation /
In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the evolutionary perspectives, mating strategies and long-term effects on genetic variation of sexual selection. Topics discussed in this compilation include sexual dimorphism in insect longevity; evidence of natural and sexual selec...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hauppauge, NY :
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Genetics--research and issues series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- SEXUAL SELECTION: EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVES, MATING STRATEGIES AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS ON GENETIC VARIATION; SEXUAL SELECTION: EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVES, MATING STRATEGIES AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS ON GENETIC VARIATION; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN INSECT LONGEVITY: INSIGHTS FROM EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; 1. THE ROLE OF NATURAL SELECTION IN SHAPING INSECT LONGEVITY; 2. SEXUAL CONFLICT AND EVOLUTION OF SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN LONGEVITY; 3. MECHANISTIC CAUSES OF SEX-SPECIFIC AGEING; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
- Chapter 4: SEXUAL SELECTION UNDER PARENTAL CHOICE: MATING STRATEGIES AND REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESSABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; PARENT-OFFSPRING CONFLICT OVER MATING; THE MODEL OF PARENTAL CHOICE; SEXUAL SELECTION UNDER PARENTAL CHOICE IN HUMAN SOCIETIES; IN-LAW PREFERENCES; MALE MATING STRATEGIES; THE EVOLUTION OF RAPE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; INDEX.