Promiscuity
Promiscuity
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Promiscuity by Tim R Birkhead
Contrary to beliefs, females are remarkably promiscuous and have evolved an array of tricks to determine who exactly will be the father of their offspring. This text introduces the world of sexual competition, where males and females vie with each other to maximize their reproductive success.
Birkhead, Tim: - Tim Birkhead is a professor at the University of Sheffield where he teaches animal behaviour and the history of science. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of London and his research has taken him all over the world in the quest to understand the lives of birds. He has written for The Independent, New Scientist, BBC Wildlife. Among his other books are Promiscuity, Great Auk Islands, The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Birds which won the McColvin medal and The Red Canary which won the Consul Cremer Prize. He is married with three children and lives in Sheffield.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780571193608 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571193609 |
| Title | Promiscuity |
| Author | Tim R Birkhead |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2000-05-02 |
| Number of pages | 283 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |