LEADER 03460nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910460459203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-00894-7 010 $a9786613008947 010 $a0-231-52715-2 024 7 $a10.7312/avis15386 035 $a(CKB)2670000000079517 035 $a(EBL)895146 035 $a(OCoLC)715160171 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000484926 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12188552 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000484926 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10595211 035 $a(PQKB)11567021 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000455050 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC895146 035 $a(DE-B1597)458618 035 $a(OCoLC)712855521 035 $a(OCoLC)979880070 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231527156 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL895146 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10449835 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL300894 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000079517 100 $a20100930d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHermaphroditism$b[electronic resource] $ea primer on the biology, ecology, and evolution of dual sexuality /$fJohn C. Avise 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (251 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-15386-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tPREFACE -- $t1. Two Sexes in One -- $t2. Dual-sex Plants -- $t3. Dual-sex Invertebrates -- $t4. Dual-sex Vertebrates -- $tGLOSSARY -- $tREFERENCES CITED -- $tINDEX 330 $aWhile it is true that members of most sexually reproducing species can be defined as either male or female, those who belong to the rest of the biological world are not so simply understood. Hermaphroditic creatures reproduce both as male and as female individuals, providing a fascinating glimpse into alternative sexual practices in nature and their ecological and evolutionary successes and failures.Eloquently written by an award-winning biologist and pioneer in molecular ecology, this primer on hermaphroditism traces the phenomenon throughout Earth's myriad species, accounting for the adaptive significance of alternative sexual systems. Accessible and richly illustrated, the text maps the evolutionary origins of hermaphroditism, as well as its historical instances and fictional representations, underscoring the relevance of dual sexuality to our biological, intellectual, and cultural making. John C. Avise describes the genetics, ecology, phylogeny, and natural history of hermaphroditic plants, fish, and invertebrate animals and details organisms that either reproduce simultaneously as male and female or switch routinely between one sex and the other. Filled with surprising creatures and compelling revelations, this textbook stands alone in its clear yet comprehensive treatment of hermaphroditism and its unique challenge to the supremacy of separate sexes. 606 $aIntersexuality 606 $aIntersexuality in animals 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aIntersexuality. 615 0$aIntersexuality in animals. 676 $a616.6/94 700 $aAvise$b John C$0531461 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460459203321 996 $aHermaphroditism$92473632 997 $aUNINA