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 |
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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 |
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. |
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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 |
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 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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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 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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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 |
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 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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