CONTENTS
Preface
1 The Animal with the Weirdest Sex Life
2 The Battle of the Sexes
3 Why Don't Men Breast-feed Their Babies? The Non-Evolution of Male Lactation
4 Wrong Time for Love: The Evolution of Recreational Sex
5 What Are Men Good For? The Evolution of Men's Roles
6 Making More by Making Less: The Evolution of Female Menopause
7 Truth in Advertising: The Evolution of Body Signals
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贾里德•戴蒙德,美国加州大学洛杉矶分校医学院生理学教授,其著作The Third Chimpanzee获《洛杉矶时报》图书奖和英国科学图书奖。现为美国科学院院士,Discover杂志撰稿人。
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雄性粗鲁的遗传兴趣,最佳地表现为追逐雌性并使之受孕。一只发生突变,能够哺乳后代(或者以其他方式照顾后代)的了不起的雄性在繁殖速度上很快就会被其他自私的正常的雄性超过,因为那些雄性无需哺乳,因而能繁衍更多的后代。
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