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An Unconventional Mating

Author : Charlie Richards
Publisher : eXtasy Books
ISBN 13 : 1487433069
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (874 download)

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Download or read book An Unconventional Mating written by Charlie Richards and published by eXtasy Books. This book was released on with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clayton Zukan is a skilled bomb maker, but he’s careful to only sell his devices to those with a worthy cause, or so he thinks. He learns about shifters when an assassin disarms one of his devices and tracks him down. After his brother mates with a shifter, Clayton does his best to hide his jealousy. After all, Clayton would love a mate of his own. The wolf shifter pack is kind enough to build Clayton a large shop with an apartment over it, so he throws himself into his work. It’s pretty remote, and he likes that, so he doesn’t have to watch all the mated couples’ sickly sweet antics. Taking a hike, Clayton comes face to face with an animal that shouldn’t be living in the mountains of Colorado—a cheetah. When the beautiful animal transforms into an even more gorgeous man, Clayton feels the mate-pull, and he’s overjoyed. Fate has brought him his very own shifter. Except, the sexy man—Bailey Dyer—claims not to know what a shifter is. When explanations begin, can Clayton convince Bailey that paranormals are not the enemy, especially after learning that Bailey volunteered for the experiment that turned him into a shifter?

Wolves of Stone Ridge

Author : Charlie Richards
Publisher : Extasy Books
ISBN 13 : 9781771113052
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Wolves of Stone Ridge written by Charlie Richards and published by Extasy Books. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology collects "Werewolf at the Zoo, Alpha's Prerogative, Accepting His Animal Doctor" and "Accepting His Human."

Alternative Life-History Styles of Animals

Author : Michael N. Bruton
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400926057
Total Pages : 621 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Alternative Life-History Styles of Animals by : Michael N. Bruton

Download or read book Alternative Life-History Styles of Animals written by Michael N. Bruton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Why Men Won't Ask for Directions

Author : Richard C. Francis
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 140085069X
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Why Men Won't Ask for Directions written by Richard C. Francis and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of the evolutionary biology that has grabbed headlines in recent years has sprung from the efforts of sociobiologists and evolutionary psychologists to explain sexual features and behavior--even differences between how men and women think--as evolutionary adaptations. They have looked to the forces of natural selection to explain everything from the mimicry of male mockingbirds to female orgasms among humans. In this controversial book, Richard Francis argues that the utility of this approach is greatly exaggerated. He proposes instead a powerful alternative rooted in the latest findings in evolutionary biology as well as research on the workings of our brains, genes, and hormones. Exploring various sexual phenomena, Francis exposes fundamental defects in sociobiology and evolutionary psychology, which he traces to their misguided emphasis on "why" questions at the expense of "how" questions. Francis contends that this preoccupation with "why" questions (such as, "Why won't men ask for directions"?) results in a paranoiac mindset and distorted evolutionary explanations. His alternative framework entails a broader conception of what constitutes an evolutionary explanation, one in which both evolutionary history, as embodied in the tree of life, and developmental processes are brought to the foreground. This alternative framework is also better grounded in basic biology. Deeply learned, consistently persuasive, and always engaging, this book is a welcome antidote to simplistic sociobiological exegeses of animal and human behavior.

Mating Systems and Strategies

Author : Stephen M. Shuster
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691206880
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Mating Systems and Strategies written by Stephen M. Shuster and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the first unified conceptual and statistical framework for understanding the evolution of reproductive strategies. Using the concept of the opportunity for sexual selection, the authors illustrate how and why sexual selection, though restricted to one sex and opposed in the other, is one of the strongest and fastest of all evolutionary forces. They offer a statistical framework for studying mating system evolution and apply it to patterns of alternative mating strategies. In doing so, they provide a method for quantifying how the strength of sexual selection is affected by the ecological and life history processes that influence females' spatial and temporal clustering and reproductive schedules. Directly challenging verbal evolutionary models that attempt to explain reproductive behavior without quantitative reference to evolutionary genetics, this book establishes a more solid theoretical foundation for the field. Among the weaknesses the authors find in the existing data is the apparent ubiquity of condition-dependent mating tactics. They identify factors likely to contribute to the evolution of alternative mating strategies--which they argue are more common than generally believed--and illustrate how to measure the strength of selection acting on them. Lastly, they offer predictions on the covariation of mating systems and strategies, consider the underlying developmental biology behind male polyphenism, and propose directions for future research. Informed by genetics, this is a comprehensive and rigorous new approach to explaining mating systems and strategies that will influence a wide swath of evolutionary biology.

Alternative Reproductive Tactics

Author : Rui F. Oliveira
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139469525
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Alternative Reproductive Tactics written by Rui F. Oliveira and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-13 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of alternative reproductive tactics (the behavioural strategies used by individuals to increase their reproductive success) is an evolutionary puzzle, and one of great interest to researchers. For instance, why do some males guard both nest and eggs, while others sneak into nests while pairs are spawning and fertilise those eggs? The field offers a special opportunity to study the evolution and functional causes of phenotypic variation, which is a general problem in the field of evolutionary biology. By integrating both mechanistic (psychological) and evolutionary (behavioural ecology) perspectives and by covering a great diversity of species, Alternative Reproductive Tactics addresses this integrated topic of longstanding interest, bringing together a multitude of otherwise scattered information in an accessible form that is ideal for graduate students and researchers.

Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology

Author : David Westneat
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195331931
Total Pages : 661 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology written by David Westneat and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology presents a comprehensive treatment of theevolutionary and ecological processes shaping behavior across a wide array of organisms and a diverse set of behaviors and is suitable as a graduate-level text and as a sourcebook for professional scientists.

What’s Love Got to Do with it: The Evolution of Monogamy

Author : Alexander G. Ophir
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889638022
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book What’s Love Got to Do with it: The Evolution of Monogamy written by Alexander G. Ophir and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology

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Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128004266
Total Pages : 2138 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 2138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology, Four Volume Set is the definitive go-to reference in the field of evolutionary biology. It provides a fully comprehensive review of the field in an easy to search structure. Under the collective leadership of fifteen distinguished section editors, it is comprised of articles written by leading experts in the field, providing a full review of the current status of each topic. The articles are up-to-date and fully illustrated with in-text references that allow readers to easily access primary literature. While all entries are authoritative and valuable to those with advanced understanding of evolutionary biology, they are also intended to be accessible to both advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Broad topics include the history of evolutionary biology, population genetics, quantitative genetics; speciation, life history evolution, evolution of sex and mating systems, evolutionary biogeography, evolutionary developmental biology, molecular and genome evolution, coevolution, phylogenetic methods, microbial evolution, diversification of plants and fungi, diversification of animals, and applied evolution. Presents fully comprehensive content, allowing easy access to fundamental information and links to primary research Contains concise articles by leading experts in the field that ensures current coverage of each topic Provides ancillary learning tools like tables, illustrations, and multimedia features to assist with the comprehension process

Sex, Color, and Mate Choice in Guppies

Author : Anne Houde
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691207267
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Sex, Color, and Mate Choice in Guppies written by Anne Houde and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is well known to biologists and home aquarium enthusiasts alike. Scientists have studied guppies for most of the twentieth century. Some of the most intensive recent research has been conducted by behavioral ecologists, who have found that the guppy mating system makes guppies especially useful in the study of sexual selection and mate choice. By observing guppy behavior in aquaria, researchers hope to obtain new insights into how selection operates in natural populations. Here Anne Houde summarizes and synthesizes the scientific work done to date, relates the empirical findings on guppies to current themes in sexual selection theory, and suggests new directions for future research. This book describes the sexual behavior of guppies and examines how mate choice by females leads to the evolution of the conspicuous colors and the courtship displays for which guppies are widely recognized. The author shows that female guppies prefer males with bright color patterns, especially those with orange spots, and that the mating preferences of females lead to sexual selection on both color patterns and courtship displays of males. Houde's work addresses a number of areas that are of interest in sexual selection, including the remarkable degree of plasticity and evolutionary lability of sexual behavior in guppies, geographic variation in mating preferences, possible mechanisms for the evolution of female mating preferences, and the role of sexual selection in speciation. In conclusion, the author explores the implications of her findings for behavioral ecologists who study sexual selection in other species.

Primate Sexuality

Author : Alan F. Dixson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191624187
Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book Primate Sexuality written by Alan F. Dixson and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-01-26 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primate Sexuality provides an authoritative and comprehensive synthesis of current research on the evolution and physiological control of sexual behaviour in the primates - prosimians, monkeys, apes, and human beings. This new edition has been fully updated and greatly expanded throughout to incorporate a decade of new research findings. It maintains the depth and scientific rigour of the first edition, and includes a new chapter on human sexuality, written from a comparative perspective. It contains 2600 references, almost 400 figures and photographs, and 73 tables.

Evolutionary Cell Biology

Author : Michael R. Lynch
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192663038
Total Pages : 705 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book Evolutionary Cell Biology written by Michael R. Lynch and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fields of molecular evolution, genome evolution, and evolutionary genetics are now well-established. Remarkably, however, although all evolutionary modifications begin at the cellular level, and despite the advances made in cell biology and microbiology over the past few decades, there is as yet no recognised discipline of evolutionary cell biology. The goal of this book is to help establish the foundations for this emerging field. Its principal aims are twofold: firstly, to promote an understanding among evolutionary biologists as to why the cellular details matter if we are to understand the mechanisms of evolution; secondly, to make clear to non-evolutionary biologists - cell biologists in particular - that evolution is not just a matter of natural selection and optimization, but a process whose reach depends on other population genetic features such as mutation, recombination, and random genetic drift. Although there are many excellent books on cell biology, microbiology, and biophysics, almost no attention is given to evolution. Likewise, although there are numerous evolutionary biology books on the market, none of them gives more than passing attention to details at the cellular level. Thus Evolutionary Cell Biology is genuinely novel, offering a broader understanding of evolutionary processes and an appreciation for the many interesting problems that remain to be solved at the cellular and subcellular levels. This advanced textbook is aimed at both cell biologists and evolutionary biologists. It will be accessible to upper-level undergraduates in biology, and certainly to graduate students in all areas of the life sciences. Professionals from a wide range of fields - cell biology, microbiology, evolution, biophysics, biochemistry, and mathematics - will be exposed to entirely new ideas not traditionally covered in their primary fields of expertise.

How Enemies Shape Communication Systems: Sensory Strategies of Prey to Avoid Eavesdropping Predators and Parasites

Author : Ximena E. Bernal
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889764834
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book How Enemies Shape Communication Systems: Sensory Strategies of Prey to Avoid Eavesdropping Predators and Parasites written by Ximena E. Bernal and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-06-29 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Progress in Mosquito Research

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Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128026308
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Progress in Mosquito Research written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progress in Mosquito Research provides readers with the latest interdisciplinary reviews on the topic. It is an essential reference source for invertebrate physiologists, neurobiologists, entomologists, zoologists, and insect chemists, with Volume 51 focusing on recent progress in mosquito research. - Presents a comprehensive overview of recent progress in mosquito science - Written by leaders in their respective areas of mosquito research - Ideal resource for invertebrate physiologists, neurobiologists, entomologists, zoologists, and insect chemists

Mating Intelligence

Author : Glenn Geher
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0805857486
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book Mating Intelligence written by Glenn Geher and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part 1. Introduction. D. Buss, Foreword. Preface. G. Geher, G. Miller, J. Murphy, Mating Intelligence: Towards an Evolutionarily Informed Construct. Part 2. Mate Search and Mating Intelligence. L. Penke, P.M. Todd, A.P. Lenton, B. Fasolo, How Self-assessments Can Guide Human Mating Decisions. C. De Backer, J. Braeckman, L. Farinpour, Mating Intelligence in Personal Ads. Part 3. Strategic Flexibility in Mating Intelligence. N. Li, Intelligent Priorities: Adaptive Long- and Short-Term Mate Preferences. D. Nettle, H. Clegg, Personality, Mating Strategies, and Mating Intelligence. M. OSullivan, Deception and Self-deception as Strategies in Short and Long-term Mating. V.A. Weekes-Shackelford, J.A. Easton, E.A. Stone, How Having Children Affects Mating Psychology. Part 4. Mental Fitness Indicators and Mating Intelligence. M.C. Keller, The Role of Mutations in Human Mating. A. Shaner, G. Miller, J. Mintz, Mental Disorders as Catastrophic Failures of Mating Intelligence. Part 5. Mating Intelligence and Other Individual Differences. S.B. Kaufman, A. Kozbelt, M.L. Bromley, G. Miller, The Role of Creativity and Humor in Mate Selection. J.J. Casey, J. Garrett, M.A. Brackett, S. Rivers, Emotional Intelligence, Relationship Quality, and Partner Selection. S. Kanazawa, Mating Intelligence and General Intelligence as Independent Constructs. Part 6. The Ecological Context of Mating Intelligence. J. Ash, G.G. Gallup, Jr., Brain Size, Intelligence, and Paleoclimatic Variation. A.J. Figueredo, B.H. Brumbach, D.N. Jones, J.A. Sefcek, G. Vásquez, W.J. Jacobs, Ecological Constraints on Mating Tactics. Part 7. Conclusions. G. Miller, Mating Intelligence: Frequently Asked Questions. G. Geher, M.A. Camargo, S. ORourke, Mating Intelligence: An Integrative Model and Future Research Directions.

Advances in the Study of Behavior

Author : Marc Naguib
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128207264
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (282 download)

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Download or read book Advances in the Study of Behavior written by Marc Naguib and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-04-19 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 52, provides users with the latest insights in this ever-evolving field. Users will find new information on a variety of species, including ecological determinants of sex roles and female sexual selection, copulatory behavior and genital morphology in vertebrates, proximate and ultimate influences on social behavior, and more. Sample chapters in this release include Ecological determinants of sex roles and female sexual selection, Sensory information in social insects, How the material basis of colors impacts how they evolve, participate in behavioral interactions, and interface with other life history characters, Fiddler crabs, the Evolution of female coloration, and more. - Serves the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior - Makes another important contribution to the development of the field - Presents theoretical ideas and research to those studying animal behavior and related fields

Advances in the Study of Behavior

Author : H. Jane Brockmann
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0080922651
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Advances in the Study of Behavior written by H. Jane Brockmann and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2009-07-25 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in the Study of Behavior was initiated over 40 years ago to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior. That number is still expanding. This volume makes another important "contribution to the development of the field" by presenting theoretical ideas and research to those studying animal behavior and to their colleagues in neighboring fields. Advances in the Study of Behavior is now available online at ScienceDirect full-text online from volume 30 onward.