The evolution of beauty : how Darwin's forgotten theory of mate choice shapes the animal world-- and us
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
428 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
Status
Yavapai College Prescott - LIMBO - Items being donated to other libraries
QL761.P744 2017
1 available
QL761.P744 2017
1 available
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Published
New York : Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-404) and index.
Description
What can explain the incredible diversity of beauty in nature? Richard O. Prum, an award-winning ornithologist, discusses Charles Darwin's second and long-neglected theory--aesthetic mate choice--and what it means for our understanding of evolution. In addition, Prum connects those same evolutionary dynamics to the origins and diversity of human sexuality, offering riveting new thinking about the evolution of human beauty and the role of mate choice, thereby transforming our ancestors from typical infanticidal primates into socially intelligent, pair-bonding caregivers. Prum's book is an exhilarating tour de force that begins in the trees and ends by fundamentally challenging how we understand human evolution and ourselves. --,adapted from book jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Prum, R. O. (2017). The evolution of beauty: how Darwin's forgotten theory of mate choice shapes the animal world-- and us (First edition.). Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Prum, Richard O.. 2017. The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World-- and Us. Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Prum, Richard O.. The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World-- and Us Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Prum, Richard O.. The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World-- and Us First edition., Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
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