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The evolving female : a life-history perspective / / Mary Ellen Morbeck, Alison Galloway, and Adrienne L. Zihlman, editors
The evolving female : a life-history perspective / / Mary Ellen Morbeck, Alison Galloway, and Adrienne L. Zihlman, editors
Edizione [Course Book]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1997
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (353 pages)
Disciplina 573.2
Altri autori (Persone) MorbeckMary Ellen <1945->
GallowayAlison <1953->
ZihlmanAdrienne L
Soggetto topico Human evolution
Women - Evolution
Females - Physiology
Women's studies - Biographical methods
ISBN 1-282-75309-6
9786612753091
1-4008-2206-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- What Is Life History? -- Part I: Perspectives on Life-History Studies -- 1. Life History, the Individual, and Evolution / Morbeck, Mary Ellen -- 2. Changing Views of Female Life Histories / Fedigan, Linda Marie -- Part II: Natural History and Life-History Studies: The Mammals -- Introduction: What It Means to Be a Mammal -- 3. Sea Lions, Life History, and Reproduction / Ono, Kathryn -- 4. Life History and Reproductive Success of Female Northern Elephant Seals / Reiter, Joanne -- Part III: Natural History and Life-History Studies: The Primates -- Introduction: What It Means to Be a Primate -- 5. Social Relationships and Life Histories of Primates / Smuts, Barbara B. -- 6. Development of Sex Differences in Nonhuman Primates / Hiraiwa-Hasegawa, Mariko -- 7. The Social Life of Female Japanese Monkeys / McDonald Pavelka, Mary S. -- 8. Natural History of Apes: Life-History Features in Females and Males / Zihlman, Adrienne L. -- Part IV: Anatomy, Physiology, and Variation: The Catarrhines -- Introduction: What It Means to Be a Catarrhine -- 9. Reading Life History in Teeth, Bones, and Fossils / Morbeck, Mary Ellen -- 10. The Cost of Reproduction and the Evolution of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis / Galloway, Alison -- 11. The Biological Origins of Adipose Tissue in Humans / Pond, Caroline M. -- 12. Female Primates: Fat or Fit? / McFarland, Robin -- Part V: Women in Human Societies -- Introduction: What It Means to Be a Human -- 13. Women's Bodies, Women's Lives: An Evolutionary Perspective / Zihlman, Adrienne L. -- 14. Sex Differences in Human Populations: Change through Time / Borgognini Tarli, Silvana M. / Repetto, Elena -- 15. Growing Up Female in a Farmer Community and a Forager Community / Morelli, Gilda A. -- 16. Institutional, Evolutionary, and Demographic Contexts of Gender Roles: A Case Study of !Kung Bushmen / Draper, Patricia -- 17. Women's Work and Energetics: A Case Study from Nepal / Panter-Brick, Catherine -- 18. Flexibility and Paradox: The Nature of Adaptation in Human Reproduction / Vitzthum, Virginia J. -- Part VI: Life History, Females, and Evolution -- Introduction: Life History, Females, and Evolution -- 19. Social Intelligence and Sexual Reproduction: Evolutionary Strategies / Jolly, Alison -- 20. Life History, Females, and Evolution: A Commentary / McLeod, Beverly -- Literature Cited -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910814820903321
Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1997
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How women got their curves and other just-so stories [[electronic resource] ] : evolutionary enigmas / / David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton
How women got their curves and other just-so stories [[electronic resource] ] : evolutionary enigmas / / David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton
Autore Barash David P
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, : Columbia University Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (225 p.)
Disciplina 305.4
Altri autori (Persone) LiptonJudith Eve
Soggetto topico Women - Evolution
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-282-79646-1
9786612796463
0-231-51839-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto On 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.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910458832203321
Barash David P  
New York, : Columbia University Press, c2009
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How women got their curves and other just-so stories [[electronic resource] ] : evolutionary enigmas / / David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton
How women got their curves and other just-so stories [[electronic resource] ] : evolutionary enigmas / / David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton
Autore Barash David P
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, : Columbia University Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (225 p.)
Disciplina 305.4
Altri autori (Persone) LiptonJudith Eve
Soggetto topico Women - Evolution
ISBN 1-282-79646-1
9786612796463
0-231-51839-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto On 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.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910791424003321
Barash David P  
New York, : Columbia University Press, c2009
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How women got their curves and other just-so stories : evolutionary enigmas / / David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton
How women got their curves and other just-so stories : evolutionary enigmas / / David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton
Autore Barash David P
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, : Columbia University Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (225 p.)
Disciplina 305.4
Altri autori (Persone) LiptonJudith Eve
Soggetto topico Women - Evolution
ISBN 1-282-79646-1
9786612796463
0-231-51839-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto On 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.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910827466603321
Barash David P  
New York, : Columbia University Press, c2009
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The woman that never evolved [[electronic resource] /] / Sarah Blaffer Hrdy ; with a new preface and bibliographical updates
The woman that never evolved [[electronic resource] /] / Sarah Blaffer Hrdy ; with a new preface and bibliographical updates
Autore Hrdy Sarah Blaffer <1946->
Edizione [Rev. ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c1999
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xxxii, 266 p. ) : ill
Disciplina 599.8138
Soggetto topico Primates - Evolution
Women - Evolution
Feminism
Sociobiology
Sex role
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-674-03887-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910455439203321
Hrdy Sarah Blaffer <1946->  
Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c1999
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The woman that never evolved [[electronic resource] /] / Sarah Blaffer Hrdy ; with a new preface and bibliographical updates
The woman that never evolved [[electronic resource] /] / Sarah Blaffer Hrdy ; with a new preface and bibliographical updates
Autore Hrdy Sarah Blaffer <1946->
Edizione [Rev. ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c1999
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xxxii, 266 p. ) : ill
Disciplina 599.8138
Soggetto topico Primates - Evolution
Women - Evolution
Feminism
Sociobiology
Sex role
ISBN 0-674-26459-2
0-674-03887-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface, 1999: On Raising Darwin’s Consciousness -- 1 Some Women That Never Evolved -- 2 An Initial Inequality -- 3 Monogamous Primates: A Special Case -- 4 A Climate for Dominant Females -- 5 The Pros and Cons of Males -- 6 Competition and Bonding among Females -- 7 The Primate Origins of Female Sexuality -- 8 A Disputed Legacy -- Afterword -- Taxonomy of the Primate Order -- Notes -- Bibliographical Updates, 1999 -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778568703321
Hrdy Sarah Blaffer <1946->  
Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c1999
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The woman that never evolved / / Sarah Blaffer Hrdy ; with a new preface and bibliographical updates
The woman that never evolved / / Sarah Blaffer Hrdy ; with a new preface and bibliographical updates
Autore Hrdy Sarah Blaffer <1946->
Edizione [Rev. ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c1999
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xxxii, 266 p. ) : ill
Disciplina 599.8138
Soggetto topico Primates - Evolution
Women - Evolution
Feminism
Sociobiology
Sex role
ISBN 0-674-26459-2
0-674-03887-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface, 1999: On Raising Darwin’s Consciousness -- 1 Some Women That Never Evolved -- 2 An Initial Inequality -- 3 Monogamous Primates: A Special Case -- 4 A Climate for Dominant Females -- 5 The Pros and Cons of Males -- 6 Competition and Bonding among Females -- 7 The Primate Origins of Female Sexuality -- 8 A Disputed Legacy -- Afterword -- Taxonomy of the Primate Order -- Notes -- Bibliographical Updates, 1999 -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910809141803321
Hrdy Sarah Blaffer <1946->  
Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c1999
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