Wild Connection
Prometheus Books (Verlag)
978-1-61614-946-8 (ISBN)
A specialist in animal behavior compares the courtship rituals and mating behaviors of animals to their human equivalents, revealing the many and often surprising ways we are both similar to and different from other species.
What makes an individual attractive to the opposite sex? Does size matter? Why do we tend to "keep score" in our relationships? From perfume and cosmetics to online dating and therapy, our ultimate goal is to successfully connect with someone. So why is romance such an effort for humans, while animals have little trouble getting it right?
Wild Connection is full of fascinating and suggestive observations about animal behavior. For example, in most species smell is an important component of determining compatibility. So are we humans doing the right thing by masking our natural scents with soaps and colognes? Royal albatrosses have a lengthy courtship period lasting several years. These birds instinctively know that casual hook-ups are not the way to find a reliable mate. And older female chimpanzees often mate with younger males. Is this the evolutionary basis of the human "cougar" phenomenon?
Fun to read as well as educational, this unique take on the perennial human quest to find the ideal mate shows that we have much to learn from our cousins in the wild.
Dr. Jennifer L. Verdolin is an expert in animal behavior specializing in social and mating behavior. Dr. Verdolin is currently a research scientist affiliated with the prominent National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in Durham, NC. Her popular science writing has appeared in Scientific American, while her scientific research has been featured on National Public Radio and a well-known New York Times blog. Dr. Verdolin has been interviewed as an animal expert by National Geographic and other leading publications, and she publishes her own blog on various aspects of animal behavior. Since receiving her Ph.D. from Stony Brook University in New York, she has published extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals on the topics of sociality and mating, and she published her first book, Prairie Dogs- Communication and Community in an Animal Society (Harvard University Press), with co-authors C. N. Slobodchikoff and B. Perla, in 2009. In addition to her writing, Dr. Verdolin has extensive experience presenting her work to the public with a strong background in lecturing and public presentations.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.8.2014 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Partnerschaft / Sexualität |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61614-946-9 / 1616149469 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61614-946-8 / 9781616149468 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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