Female Control
Author | : William G. Eberhard |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 532 |
Release | : 1996 |
ISBN-10 | : 0691010854 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780691010854 |
Rating | : 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Download or read book Female Control written by William G. Eberhard and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evidence from various fields indicates that such selectivity by females may be the norm rather than the exception. Because most postcopulatory competition among males for paternity is played out within the bodies of females, female behavior, morphology, and physiology probably often influence male success in these contests, Eberhard draws examples from a diversity of organisms, ranging from ctenophores to scorpions, nematodes to frogs, and crickets to humans.