Sperm Wars
Infidelity, Sexual Conflict and Oth
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2000
Pan Books (Verlag)
978-0-330-39077-4 (ISBN)
Pan Books (Verlag)
978-0-330-39077-4 (ISBN)
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A revolutionary thesis about sex and gender.
Evolution has programmed men to conquer and monopolise women while women, without even knowing they are doing it, seek the best genetic input on offer from potential sexual partners. Here are the new dramatic facts of life: 10% of children are not fathered by their 'fathers', less than 1% off a man's sperm is capable of fertilising anything - the rest is there to fight off other men's sperm, 'smart' vaginal mucus encourages some sperm but blocks others, and a woman is far more likely to conceive through a casual fling than through sex with her regular partner. Baker employs his trademark formula of describing fictionalised scenes and then explaining the science behind the actions to demonstrate how our everyday behaviour fits into a pattern of evolution.
'Subtle and fascinating ...a provocative intellectual argument.' Washington Post
Evolution has programmed men to conquer and monopolise women while women, without even knowing they are doing it, seek the best genetic input on offer from potential sexual partners. Here are the new dramatic facts of life: 10% of children are not fathered by their 'fathers', less than 1% off a man's sperm is capable of fertilising anything - the rest is there to fight off other men's sperm, 'smart' vaginal mucus encourages some sperm but blocks others, and a woman is far more likely to conceive through a casual fling than through sex with her regular partner. Baker employs his trademark formula of describing fictionalised scenes and then explaining the science behind the actions to demonstrate how our everyday behaviour fits into a pattern of evolution.
'Subtle and fascinating ...a provocative intellectual argument.' Washington Post
Robin Baker is a bestselling author in the field of sexual biology and his books include Sperm Wars, Baby Wars and Sex in the Future . From 1980-96 he was Reader in Zoology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Manchester. He is a writer, lecturer and broadcaster with over a hundred scientific papers and journalistic articles to his name. His work and ideas on the evolution of human behaviour have been featured in many television and radio programmes around the world. He now lives in the south of Spain with his family.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.3.2000 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 130 x 197 mm |
| Gewicht | 260 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik |
| Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Histologie / Embryologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-330-39077-5 / 0330390775 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-330-39077-4 / 9780330390774 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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