The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex /

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In the current resurgence of interest in the biological basis of animal behavior and social organization, the ideas and questions pursued by Charles Darwin remain fresh and insightful. This is especially true of The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Darwin's second most important...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1981.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Origem das especies.
Diferenças sexuais animal.
Seleção sexual.
Evolução (teoria)
Sexual selection in animals.
Sexual dimorphism (Animals)
Sex differences.
Human beings > Origin.
Evolution (Biology)
Natural selection.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
evolution.
Selection naturelle.
Évolution (Biologie)
Homme > Origines.
Differences entre sexes.
Dimorphisme sexuel chez les animaux.
Selection sexuelle chez les animaux.
Sex Characteristics
Mating Preference, Animal
Selection, Genetic
Biological Evolution
Book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In the current resurgence of interest in the biological basis of animal behavior and social organization, the ideas and questions pursued by Charles Darwin remain fresh and insightful. This is especially true of The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Darwin's second most important work. This edition is a facsimile reprint of the first printing of the first edition (1871), not previously available in paperback. The work is divided into two parts. Part One marshals behavioral and morphological evidence to argue that humans evolved from other animals. Darwin shoes that human mental a.
Item Description:Reprint of the 1871 ed. published by J. Murray, London.
Physical Description:1 online resource (960 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400820061

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