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Author: David SMITH (of Siddle Hall, near Halifax.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 28
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A New Year's Address [on Heb. xiii. 1] to the Church at Siddle Hall, Halifax ... Delivered ... Jan. 2nd, 1865, etc
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Author: David SMITH (of Siddle Hall, near Halifax.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 28
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British Museum Catalogue of printed Books
Author: General catalogue of printed books
Author: British museum. Dept. of printed booksPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 456
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Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum
Author: British LibraryGeneral Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 462
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The British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books, 1881-1900
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1002
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1236
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The Diary of Abraham De la Pryme, the Yorkshire Antiquary
Author: Abraham DE LA PRYMECurrent Perspectives on Sexual Selection
Author: Thierry HoquetPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9401795851
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This root-and-branch re-evaluation of Darwin’s concept of sexual selection tackles the subject from historical, epistemological and theoretical perspectives. Contributions from a wealth of disciplines have been marshaled for this volume, with key figures in behavioural ecology, philosophy, and the history of science adding to its wide-ranging relevance. Updating the reader on the debate currently live in behavioural ecology itself on the centrality of sexual selection, and with coverage of developments in the field of animal aesthetics, the book details the current state of play, while other chapters trace the history of sexual selection from Darwin to today and inquire into the neurobiological bases for partner choices and the comparisons between the hedonic brain in human and non-human animals. Welcome space is given to the social aspects of sexual selection, particularly where Darwin drew distinctions between eager males and coy females and rationalized this as evolutionary strategy. Also explored are the current definition of sexual selection (as opposed to natural selection) and its importance in today’s biological research, and the impending critique of the theory from the nascent field of animal aesthetics. As a comprehensive assessment of the current health, or otherwise, of Darwin’s theory, 140 years after the publication of his Descent of Man, the book offers a uniquely rounded view that asks whether ‘sexual selection’ is in itself a progressive or reactionary notion, even as it explores its theoretical relevance in the technical biological study of the twenty-first century.
Mating Systems and Strategies
Author: Stephen M. ShusterPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691206880
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
This book presents the first unified conceptual and statistical framework for understanding the evolution of reproductive strategies. Using the concept of the opportunity for sexual selection, the authors illustrate how and why sexual selection, though restricted to one sex and opposed in the other, is one of the strongest and fastest of all evolutionary forces. They offer a statistical framework for studying mating system evolution and apply it to patterns of alternative mating strategies. In doing so, they provide a method for quantifying how the strength of sexual selection is affected by the ecological and life history processes that influence females' spatial and temporal clustering and reproductive schedules. Directly challenging verbal evolutionary models that attempt to explain reproductive behavior without quantitative reference to evolutionary genetics, this book establishes a more solid theoretical foundation for the field. Among the weaknesses the authors find in the existing data is the apparent ubiquity of condition-dependent mating tactics. They identify factors likely to contribute to the evolution of alternative mating strategies--which they argue are more common than generally believed--and illustrate how to measure the strength of selection acting on them. Lastly, they offer predictions on the covariation of mating systems and strategies, consider the underlying developmental biology behind male polyphenism, and propose directions for future research. Informed by genetics, this is a comprehensive and rigorous new approach to explaining mating systems and strategies that will influence a wide swath of evolutionary biology.