Nature's Nether Regions by Menno Schilthuizen

Nature's Nether Regions by Menno Schilthuizen

A tour of evolution's most inventive-and essential-creations- animal genitalia

Forget opposable thumbs and canine teeth- the largest anatomical differences between humans and chimps are found below the belt. In Nature's Nether Regions, ecologist and evolutionary biologist Menno Schilthuizen invites readers to discover the wondrous diversity of animalian reproductive organs. Schilthuizen packs this delightful read with astonishing scientific insights while maintaining an absorbing narrative style reminiscent of Mary Roach and Jerry Coyne. With illustrations throughout and vivid field anecdotes-among them laser surgery on a fruit fly's privates and a snail orgy-Nature's Nether Regions is a celebration of life in all shapes and sizes.

MENNO SCHILTHUIZEN is a professor of evolutionary biology at Leiden University and a senior research scientist at Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands. In 1994, he acquired his PhD from Leiden University, went on to Wageningen University for two postdoctoral fellowships, and then spent seven years as an associate professor at the Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation in Malaysian Borneo. His study focuses on the evolution of biodiversity in insects and land snails, and he has published over 100 high-impact papers on these and other topics in the scientific literature. He is a prolific science popularizer who has published over 250 stories, editorials, and articles for journals such as New Scientist, Time, and Science, in addition to his scientific work. He is the author of Frogs, Flies, and Dandelions (Oxford University Press, 2001), The Loom of Life (Springer, 2008), and Nature's Nether Regions (Viking, 2014). He is a regular guest on radio and television.

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ISBN 13	9780143127062
ISBN 10	0143127063
Title	Nature's Nether Regions
Author	Menno Schilthuizen
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2015-04-28
Number of pages	256
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