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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.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $tFront matter --$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   $aIntersexuality in animals
615  0$aIntersexuality.
615  0$aIntersexuality in animals.
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