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Título Hermaphroditism: A Primer on the Biology, Ecology, and Evolution of Dual Sexuality
Autor John Avise
Encuadernación Tapa dura
Páginas 256
Volúmenes 1
Idioma ENG
Editorial Columbia University Press
Fecha de publicación 2011-03
Ilustrado Sí
Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
ISBN 9780231153867 / 0231153864
Peso 1.35 libras (0.61 kg)
Dimensiones 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.7 pulgadas (23.11 x 15.75 x 1.78 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Intersexuality, Intersexuality in animals
Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2010039958
Dewey Decimal Code 616.694

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John C. Avise is Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine. He is an elected member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the author or editor of 20 books, including most recently Inside the Human Genome: A Case for Non-intelligent Design; Molecular Ecology and Evolution: The Organismal Side; and Clonality: The Genetics, Ecology, and Evolution of Sexual Abstinence in Vertebrate Animals.

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Hermaphroditism: A Primer on the Biology, Ecology, and Evolution of Dual Sexuality

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Hardback. New. While it is true that members of most sexually reproducing species can be defined as either male or female, those who belong to the rest of the biological world are not so simply understood. Hermaphroditic creatures reproduce both as male and as female individuals, providing a fascinating glimpse into alternative sexual practices in nature and their ecological and evolutionary successes and failures. Eloquently written by an award-winning biologist and pioneer in molecular ecology, this primer on hermaphroditism traces the phenomenon throughout Earth's myriad species, accounting for the adaptive significance of alternative sexual systems. Accessible and richly illustrated, the text maps the evolutionary origins of hermaphroditism, as well as its historical instances and fictional representations, underscoring the relevance of dual sexuality to our biological, intellectual, and cultural making. John C. Avise describes the genetics, ecology, phylogeny, and natural history of… Leer más