LEADER 03463nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910827466603321 005 20240516154101.0 010 $a1-282-79646-1 010 $a9786612796463 010 $a0-231-51839-0 024 7 $a10.7312/bara14664 035 $a(CKB)2560000000051979 035 $a(EBL)908252 035 $a(OCoLC)826476687 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000437881 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12127662 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000437881 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10448373 035 $a(PQKB)10441891 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001141234 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12499783 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001141234 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11089618 035 $a(PQKB)11368271 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC908252 035 $a(DE-B1597)458632 035 $a(OCoLC)748607949 035 $a(OCoLC)979683027 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231518390 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL908252 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10419506 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL279646 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000051979 100 $a20080912d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHow women got their curves and other just-so stories $eevolutionary enigmas /$fDavid P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-14665-5 311 $a0-231-14664-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-206) and index. 327 $aOn scientific mysteries and just-so stories -- Why menstruate? -- Invisible ovulation -- Breasts and other curves -- The enigmatic orgasm -- The menopause mystery -- Epilogue: The lure of the Limpopo. 330 $aSo how did women get their curves? Why do they have breasts, while other mammals only develop breast tissue while lactating, and why do women menstruate, when virtually no other beings do so? What are the reasons for female orgasm? Why are human females kept in the dark about their own time of ovulation and maximum fertility, and why are they the only animals to experience menopause?David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton, coauthors of acclaimed books on human sexuality and gender, discuss the theories scientists have advanced to explain these evolutionary enigmas (sometimes called "Just-So stories" by their detractors) and present hypotheses of their own. Some scientific theories are based on legitimate empirical data, while others are pure speculation. Barash and Lipton distinguish between what is solid and what remains uncertain, skillfully incorporating their expert knowledge of biology, psychology, animal behavior, anthropology, and human sexuality into their entertaining critiques. Inviting readers to examine the evidence and draw their own conclusions, Barash and Lipton tell an evolutionary suspense story that captures the excitement and thrill of true scientific detection. 606 $aWomen$xEvolution 615 0$aWomen$xEvolution. 676 $a305.4 700 $aBarash$b David P$0482247 701 $aLipton$b Judith Eve$01710837 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827466603321 996 $aHow women got their curves and other just-so stories$94101745 997 $aUNINA