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Writing tagged: ‘sexual selection’
Book review: ‘Sexual Selection’ by Marlene Zuk & Leigh W. Simmons
A very short introduction.
Newsletter No. 6: ‘Building on a theory’
To mark Charles Darwin’s 211th birthday, some thoughts on his 1871 classic, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, an unlikely anecdote about a snail, plus all the usual book reviews and links to Darwin-related news stories.
Book review: ‘The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex’ by Charles Darwin
Darwin finally sets out to enlighten us on our origins.
Pulling the birds
For many years now, I have had a pet hunch that Darwinian Sexual Selection might be a far more important driver in the creation of new species than it is generally given credit for.
Hunch supported
Sexual selection in sparrows.
Sexual arms race
Between male and female diving beetles.
All very interesting, but so what?
Sociobiology always seems to leave me underwhelmed.
Tall Tales
On the evolution of giraffes' necks.