Preface
1: A Glance at the Terrain
2: Making Holes in the Dark
3: Masculine Dimensions
4: Cryptic Female Choices
5: Copulatory Patterns
6: The Oestrus That Never Was
7: Sexual Dimorphism: Opposites Attract
8: Adam's Apple
9: The Road to Truth
References
Index
Alan Dixson was educated in England at the University of
Nottingham, where he obtained a BSc in Zoology (1970) and at the
University of Birmingham Medical School, where he was awarded a PhD
(1973) and a DSc in Biological Sciences (1993). His research has
involved comparative studies of reproductive biology and the
evolution of sexuality in primates and in other mammals. He has
held posts at the Zoological Society of London (1976-1983), Medical
Research Council UK
(1983-1999), International Medical Research Centre in Gabon
(1989-1992), Sub-Department of Animal Behaviour, University of
Cambridge (1993-1998) and was Director of Conservation and Science
at the
Zoological Society of San Diego in the USA (1999- 2005). He is
currently a professor in the School of Biological Sciences at
Victoria University of Wellington, in New Zealand. Alan Dixson has
authored, or co-authored, more than 140 papers and books.
Provides an invaluable analysis of cross-species research.
*Primate Eye*
this data-rich book, which takes a unique approach to heavily
trodden subjects, should be recommended reading for all those
interested in an evidence-basedapproach to the study of the
evolutionary origins of human sexuality.
*Paul L. Vasey and Deanna L. Forrester, Archives of Sexual
Behavior*
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