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Sexual selection and animal genitalia / William G. Eberhard.

Title
Sexual selection and animal genitalia / William G. Eberhard.
Author
Eberhard, William G.
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1985.

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Description
x, 244 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Generative organs, Male
  • Genitalia
  • Selection, Genetic
  • Sexual Behavior, Animal
  • Sexual selection in animals
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. [191]-231.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
An Introduction to the Problem -- Previous Hypotheses: Their Status to Date -- Tests of Lock and Key and Genitalic Recognition Hypotheses -- Tests of Other Hypotheses and a Summary -- Sexual Selection by Female Choice -- Male-Male Genitalic Competition -- Female Discretion after Genitalic Contact -- Remating by Females -- Apparent Contradictions of the Female Choice Hypothesis -- Use of Genitalia as Stimulators -- Specialized Nongenitalic Male Structures -- Conclusions and Overview -- References -- Index.
ISBN
0674802837 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^^85000907^
OCLC
11782884
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library