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Assorted References
- evolution
- reproduction
Additional Reading
General works
Adrian Forsyth, A Natural History of Sex (1986, reissued 1993), treats the role of sex in the natural world. The origins of sex and genetic recombination are considered in John Maynard Smith, The Evolution of Sex (1978); and Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan, Origins of Sex: Three Billion Years of Genetic Recombination (1986), and Mystery Dance: On the Evolution of Human Sexuality (1991); and the benefits derived by all species from genetic recombination are presented in James L. Gould and Carol Grant Gould, Sexual Selection (1989).
Animals and plants
George C. Williams, Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966, reissued 1974), offers an illuminating and thoughtful discussion of animal sexual reproduction in relation to the processes of biological evolution and adaptation. Courtship and mating are addressed in Margaret Bastock, Courtship: An Ethological Study (1967); J.H. Prince, The Universal Urge: Courtship and Mating Among Animals (1972); Robert L. Smith (ed.), Sperm Competition and the Evolution of Animal Mating Systems (1984); and Mark Jerome Walters, The Dance of Life (1988; also published as Courtship in the Animal Kingdom, 1989). The active role of the females in mate selection is investigated in Patrick Bateson (ed.), Mate Choice (1983); Evelyn Shaw and Joan Darling, Female Strategies (1985); Bettyann Kevles, Females of the Species: Sex and Survival in the Animal Kingdom (1986); and Mary Batten, Sexual Strategies: How Females Choose Their Mates (1992).
The sexual systems, mate choices, and pollination strategies of plants are detailed in Mary F. Willson, Plant Reproductive Ecology (1983); Bastiaan Meeuse and Sean Morris, The Sex Life of Flowers (1984); and Jon Lovett Doust and Lesley Lovett Doust (eds.), Plant Reproductive Ecology: Patterns and Strategies (1988). Further works treating reproduction in animals and plants may be found in the bibliography to the article reproduction.
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Modified link of Web site: WebMD - Whats the Difference Between Sex and Gender? | Jul 28, 2024 | ||
Add new Web site: Stanford University - Gendered Innovations - Sex. | May 06, 2024 | ||
Add new Web site: Psychology Today - The Fundamentals of Sex. | Mar 28, 2024 | ||
Add new Web site: Social Science LibreTexts - Understanding Sex and Gender. | Dec 31, 2023 | ||
Add new Web site: WebMD - Whats the Difference Between Sex and Gender? | Jul 03, 2023 | ||
Add new Web site: Oregon Health & Science University - Center for Women's Health - The Benefits of a Healthy Sex Life. | May 23, 2023 | ||
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Sex Begins in the Womb. | Mar 28, 2023 | ||
Add new Web site: The Nature Education - Knowledge Project - Sexual Reproduction and the Evolution of Sex. | Dec 12, 2022 | ||
Add new Web site: Healthline - Whats the Difference Between Sex and Gender? | Nov 09, 2022 | ||
Corrected display issue. | Aug 02, 2022 | ||
Deleted sentence claiming that gynandromorphs are not found among higher animals. | Mar 11, 2010 | ||
Media added. | Mar 19, 2009 | ||
Corrected a typo ("business" incorrectly spelled "busines"). | Mar 19, 2009 | ||
Added new Web site: AVERT - Having sex for the first time. | Jan 05, 2009 | ||
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Health - How Sex Works. | Oct 16, 2008 | ||
Article revised. | Jun 29, 2000 | ||
Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |