Why we do it : rethinking sex and the selfish gene / Niles Eldredge.
Author/creator |
Eldredge, Niles |
Format | Book and Print |
Edition | 1st ed. |
Publication Info | New York : Norton, ©2004. |
Description | 269 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
Subject(s) |
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Contents | The duality of life -- Obsessed with genes -- Chickens and eggs : the two sides of life -- The natural economy -- The consequences of baby making -- Economics + babies + time = evolution -- Clones, colonies, and social life -- Human singularities -- Naught so queere as folke : the strange biology of modern humans -- The human triangle -- Sex decoupled -- Up close and personal : sex, power, money, and babies -- Sex, economics, and babies in social systems -- A moral to the story. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-258) and index. |
LCCN | 2003027564 |
ISBN | 0393050823 (hardcover) |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | General Stacks | QP251 .E42 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |