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Why we do it : rethinking sex and the selfish gene / Niles Eldredge.

Author/creator Eldredge, Niles
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Norton, ©2004.
Description269 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Subject(s)
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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [237]-258) and index.
LCCN 2003027564
ISBN0393050823 (hardcover)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QP251 .E42 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold