Come si crea la vita / by Alan Frank Guttmacher |
Autore | Guttmacher, Alan Frank |
Edizione | [4. ed] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milano : Bompiani, [1942] |
Descrizione fisica | 295 p : ill. ; 20 cm |
Disciplina | 612.6 |
Collana | Avventure del pensiero ; 4 |
Soggetto topico |
Reproduction
Sex (Biology) Twins |
Classificazione |
LC QP251
53(023) |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001699449707536 |
Guttmacher, Alan Frank
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Milano : Bompiani, [1942] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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The ecology of sex / Paul J. Greenwood and Jonathan Adams |
Autore | Adams, Jonathan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : Edward Arnold, c1987 |
Descrizione fisica | vi, 74 p. : ill. ; 22 cm |
Disciplina | 5768 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Greenwood, Paul J.author |
Soggetto topico |
Ecology
Evolution (Biology) Sex (Biology) |
ISBN | 0713129344 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003461159707536 |
Adams, Jonathan
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London : Edward Arnold, c1987 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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The evolutionary biology of human female sexuality [[electronic resource] /] / Randy Thornhill and Steven W. Gangestad |
Autore | Thornhill Randy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 411 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 306.7082 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GangestadSteven W |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Sexual behavior
Evolution (Biology) Sex (Biology) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-988770-5
1-281-82595-6 9786611825959 0-19-971249-2 0-19-971248-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Background and overview of the book -- Methodology -- Extended female sexuality -- The evolution of human mating systems and parental care -- Female ornaments and signaling -- The evolution of women's permanent ornaments -- Good genes and mate choice -- Estrus -- Women's estrus -- Women's estrus, pair-bonding, and extra-pair sex -- Concealed fertility -- Coevolutionary processes : men's counterstrategies and women's responses to them -- Reflections. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453655603321 |
Thornhill Randy
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The evolutionary biology of human female sexuality [[electronic resource] /] / Randy Thornhill and Steven W. Gangestad |
Autore | Thornhill Randy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 411 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 306.7082 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GangestadSteven W |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Sexual behavior
Evolution (Biology) Sex (Biology) |
ISBN |
0-19-770094-2
0-19-988770-5 1-281-82595-6 9786611825959 0-19-971249-2 0-19-971248-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Background and overview of the book -- Methodology -- Extended female sexuality -- The evolution of human mating systems and parental care -- Female ornaments and signaling -- The evolution of women's permanent ornaments -- Good genes and mate choice -- Estrus -- Women's estrus -- Women's estrus, pair-bonding, and extra-pair sex -- Concealed fertility -- Coevolutionary processes : men's counterstrategies and women's responses to them -- Reflections. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782109303321 |
Thornhill Randy
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Functional and dysfunctional sexual behavior [[electronic resource] ] : a synthesis of neuroscience and comparative psychology / / Anders Ågmo |
Autore | Ågmo Anders |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam [Netherlands] ; ; Boston [Mass.], : Elsevier/AP, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (512 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Sex (Biology)
Sexual behavior in animals Sexual disorders |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-02879-7
9786611028794 0-08-054938-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Functional and Dysfunctional Sexual Behavior; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 On the purpose of sex and some notes on scientific explanations; 1 On the definition of sexual behavior; 2 The relationship between biological function and the causation of behavior; 2.1 Teleology; 2.2 Cause-effect relationships; 3 The coincidence between Darwinian and Judæo-Christian views on human sexual behavior; 3.1 The biological analysis of sexual behavior in the context of evolution and natural selection
3.2 Saint Augustine and sex: the poena reciproca and the role of love4 If sex is not for reproduction, what is it for?; 5 The high cost of the imposed association between sexual behavior and reproduction; 6 Differences and similarities between sex and other primary needs like food and drink; Chapter 2 An incentive motivational framework and the description of sexual behaviors; 1 Sexual motivation: theoretical framework; 2 Copulatory behaviors; 2.1 On the importance of the distinction between approach behaviors and the execution of copulatory reflexes; 2.2 Male copulatory behavior 2.3 Female copulatory behavior2.4 Copulatory behavior in men and women; 2.5 The relationship between sexual desire (motivation) and excitation (arousal); Chapter 3 The stimulus control of sexual incentive motivation: non-human mammals; 1 Introduction; 2 Detection of a potential mate and the activation of sexual incentive motivation: behavioral considerations; 2.1 The incentive stimulus; 2.2 Auditory sexual incentive stimuli in rats and mice; 2.3 Conclusions concerning auditory sexual incentive stimuli (ultrasonic vocalizations) in rodents; 3 Olfactory sexual incentive stimuli 3.1 The accessory olfactory system3.2 The main olfactory system; 3.3 Other potentially chemosensitive structures in the nose; 4 Visual incentive stimuli; 5 General conclusion concerning sexual incentive stimuli in non-human animals; Chapter 4 The stimulus control of sexual incentive motivation: the human; 1 Introduction; 2 Human sexual incentive stimuli: visceral reactions; 2.1 General comments; 2.2 Endocrine responses to sexual incentives; 2.3 Enhanced genital blood flow; 3 Human sexual incentive stimuli: approach behaviors; 3.1 Visual incentive stimuli 3.2 Chemicals as human sexual incentives4 Human sexual incentives outside of the laboratory; 4.1 General; 4.2 Dorothy Tennov's concept of limerence as an approximation to sexual incentive motivation; 4.3 Human sexual incentives and social learning; 5 An unkind note on sociobiology or evolutionary psychology; Chapter 5 Endocrine control of sexual behavior; 1 Males; 1.1 The importance of testicular hormones in men; 1.2 The importance of testicular hormones in non-human males; 1.3 The role of testosterone metabolites in non-human males; 1.4 The role of aromatization in men 1.5 Conclusion concerning the role of aromatization |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458604603321 |
Ågmo Anders
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Amsterdam [Netherlands] ; ; Boston [Mass.], : Elsevier/AP, 2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Functional and dysfunctional sexual behavior [[electronic resource] ] : a synthesis of neuroscience and comparative psychology / / Anders Ågmo |
Autore | Ågmo Anders |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam [Netherlands] ; ; Boston [Mass.], : Elsevier/AP, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (512 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Sex (Biology)
Sexual behavior in animals Sexual disorders |
ISBN |
1-281-02879-7
9786611028794 0-08-054938-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Functional and Dysfunctional Sexual Behavior; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 On the purpose of sex and some notes on scientific explanations; 1 On the definition of sexual behavior; 2 The relationship between biological function and the causation of behavior; 2.1 Teleology; 2.2 Cause-effect relationships; 3 The coincidence between Darwinian and Judæo-Christian views on human sexual behavior; 3.1 The biological analysis of sexual behavior in the context of evolution and natural selection
3.2 Saint Augustine and sex: the poena reciproca and the role of love4 If sex is not for reproduction, what is it for?; 5 The high cost of the imposed association between sexual behavior and reproduction; 6 Differences and similarities between sex and other primary needs like food and drink; Chapter 2 An incentive motivational framework and the description of sexual behaviors; 1 Sexual motivation: theoretical framework; 2 Copulatory behaviors; 2.1 On the importance of the distinction between approach behaviors and the execution of copulatory reflexes; 2.2 Male copulatory behavior 2.3 Female copulatory behavior2.4 Copulatory behavior in men and women; 2.5 The relationship between sexual desire (motivation) and excitation (arousal); Chapter 3 The stimulus control of sexual incentive motivation: non-human mammals; 1 Introduction; 2 Detection of a potential mate and the activation of sexual incentive motivation: behavioral considerations; 2.1 The incentive stimulus; 2.2 Auditory sexual incentive stimuli in rats and mice; 2.3 Conclusions concerning auditory sexual incentive stimuli (ultrasonic vocalizations) in rodents; 3 Olfactory sexual incentive stimuli 3.1 The accessory olfactory system3.2 The main olfactory system; 3.3 Other potentially chemosensitive structures in the nose; 4 Visual incentive stimuli; 5 General conclusion concerning sexual incentive stimuli in non-human animals; Chapter 4 The stimulus control of sexual incentive motivation: the human; 1 Introduction; 2 Human sexual incentive stimuli: visceral reactions; 2.1 General comments; 2.2 Endocrine responses to sexual incentives; 2.3 Enhanced genital blood flow; 3 Human sexual incentive stimuli: approach behaviors; 3.1 Visual incentive stimuli 3.2 Chemicals as human sexual incentives4 Human sexual incentives outside of the laboratory; 4.1 General; 4.2 Dorothy Tennov's concept of limerence as an approximation to sexual incentive motivation; 4.3 Human sexual incentives and social learning; 5 An unkind note on sociobiology or evolutionary psychology; Chapter 5 Endocrine control of sexual behavior; 1 Males; 1.1 The importance of testicular hormones in men; 1.2 The importance of testicular hormones in non-human males; 1.3 The role of testosterone metabolites in non-human males; 1.4 The role of aromatization in men 1.5 Conclusion concerning the role of aromatization |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784652203321 |
Ågmo Anders
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Amsterdam [Netherlands] ; ; Boston [Mass.], : Elsevier/AP, 2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gay, straight, and the reason why : the science of sexual orientation / / Simon LeVay |
Autore | LeVay Simon |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
Disciplina | 155.3/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Sexual orientation
Sex (Psychology) Sex (Biology) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-19-029738-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465687403321 |
LeVay Simon
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New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gay, straight, and the reason why : the science of sexual orientation / / Simon LeVay |
Autore | LeVay Simon |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
Disciplina | 155.3/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Sexual orientation
Sex (Psychology) Sex (Biology) |
ISBN |
0-19-029739-5
0-19-029738-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | What is sexual orientation? -- Why we need biology -- The outline of a theory -- Childhood -- Characteristics of gay and straight adults -- The role of sex hormones -- The role of genes -- The brain -- The body -- The older-brother effect -- Beyond gay and straight -- Conclusions. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798432303321 |
LeVay Simon
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New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gay, straight, and the reason why : the science of sexual orientation / / Simon LeVay |
Autore | LeVay Simon |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
Disciplina | 155.3/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Sexual orientation
Sex (Psychology) Sex (Biology) |
ISBN |
0-19-029739-5
0-19-029738-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | What is sexual orientation? -- Why we need biology -- The outline of a theory -- Childhood -- Characteristics of gay and straight adults -- The role of sex hormones -- The role of genes -- The brain -- The body -- The older-brother effect -- Beyond gay and straight -- Conclusions. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819366803321 |
LeVay Simon
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New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human sexuality in physical and mental illnesses and disabilities / / by Ami Shaʻked |
Autore | Shaʻked Ami <1945-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , 1978 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Soggetto topico |
Seksualiteit
Gehandicapten Sexualverhalten Körperbehinderung Geistige Behinderung Bibliografie Sex instruction for people with disabilities People with disabilities - Sexual behavior Chronic diseases Mental illness People with disabilities Sex (Biology) Sex instruction Éducation sexuelle Sexualite (Biologie) Maladies mentales Personnes handicapees Counseling Maladies chroniques Éducation sexuelle des personnes handicapees Personnes handicapees - Sexualite Sex Education Sex Mental Disorders Persons with Disabilities Chronic Disease |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Bibliographies.
Resumes analytiques. Abstracts. Bibliografie bibliographies. Bibliographie Bibliography Abstracts |
ISBN | 0-253-06915-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910735084803321 |
Shaʻked Ami <1945->
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Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , 1978 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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