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Sexual selections : what we can and can't learn about sex from animals

by Marlene Zuk

This analysis of animal behaviour explores the evolution of sex from a feminist perspective. It challenges conventional biological assumptions and advocates for an understanding of nature independent of human social and political frameworks.

Accession 34360 ISBN 0520219740 Publisher University of California Press
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