Rosenthal, Gil G.
Mate Choice: The Evolution of Sexual Decision Making from Microbes to Humans
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691150673
- author:
- Rosenthal, Gil G.
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 648
- Dimensions:
- 23.37 x 16 x 4.57 centimetres (1
- Genre:
- Science, Biology, General
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A major new perspective on the evolution of mating decisions is presented in Mate Choice. Gil Rosenthal challenges the conventional wisdom that females select mates likely to pass good genes to offspring, arguing instead that genetic factors, environmental effects, and social interactions play a more significant role in shaping mate choice decisions. Rosenthal explores how diverse organisms, from protozoans to humans, develop an array of preferences through a combination of structural constraints on perception and non-sexual functions. He examines the origin of species and their fusion through hybridization, highlighting the influence of direct selection on preferences in sexual and non-sexual contexts. By focusing on mate choice mechanisms rather than the traits they target, Mate Choice offers a groundbreaking perspective on the proximate and ultimate forces determining the evolutionary fate of species and populations.
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