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Sex at dawn : how we mate, why we stray, and what it means for modern relationships / by Ryan, Christopher,1962-(CARDINAL)498700; Jethá, Cacilda.(CARDINAL)498697;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-382) and index.Preface : a primate meets his match (a note from one of the authors) -- Introduction : another well-intentioned inquisition -- A few million years in a few pages -- pt. I. On the origin of the specious -- 1. Remember the Yucatán! -- You are what you eat -- 2. What Darwin didn't know about sex -- The Flintstonization of prehistory -- What is evolutionary psychology and why should you care? -- Lewis Henry Morgan -- 3. A closer look at the standard narrative of human sexual evolution -- How Darwin insults your mother (the dismal science of sexual economics) -- The famously flaccid female libido -- Male parental investment (MPI) -- "Mixed strategies" in the war between the sexes -- Extended sexual receptivity and concealed ovulation -- 4. The ape in the mirror -- Primates and human nature -- Doubting the chimpanzee model -- In search of primate continuity -- pt. II. Lust in paradise (solitary?) -- 5. Who lost what in paradise? -- On getting funky and rockin' round the clock -- 6. Who's your daddies? -- The joy of S.E.Ex -- The promise of promiscuity -- Bonobo beginnings -- 7. Mommies dearest -- Nuclear meltdown -- 8. Making a mess of marriage, mating, and monogamy -- Marriage : the "fundamental condition" of the human species? -- On matrimonial whoredom -- 9. Paternity certainty: the crumbling cornerstone of the standard narrative -- Love, lust, and liberty at Lugu Lake -- On the inevitability of patriarchy -- The march of the monogamous -- 10. Jealousy : a beginner's guide to coveting thy neighbor's spouse -- Zero-sum sex -- How to tell when a man loves a woman -- pt. III. The way we weren't -- 11. "The wealth of nature" (poor?) -- Poor, pitiful me -- The despair of millionaires -- Finding contentment "at the bottom of the scale of human beings" -- 12. The selfish meme (nasty?) -- Homo economicus -- The tragedy of the commons -- Dreams of perpetual progress -- Ancient poverty or assumed affluence? -- On Paleolithic politics -- 13. The never-ending battle over prehistoric war (brutish?) -- Professor Pinker, red in tooth and claw -- The mysterious disappearance of Margaret Power -- The spoils of war -- The Napoleonic invasion (the Yanomami controversy) -- The desperate search for hippie hypocrisy and bonobo brutality -- 14. The longevity lie (short?) -- When does life begin? When does it end? -- Is 80 the new 30? -- Stressed to death -- Who you calling a starry-eyed romantic, pal? -- pt. IV. Bodies in motion -- 15. Little big man -- All's fair in love and sperm war -- 16. The truest measure of a man -- Hard core in the Stone Age -- 17. Sometimes a penis is just a penis -- 18. The prehistory of O -- "What horrid extravagancies of Minde!" -- Beware the devil's teat -- The force required to suppress it -- 19. When girls go wild -- Female copulatory vocalization -- Sin tetas, no hay paraíso -- Come again? -- pt. V. Men are from Africa, women are from Africa -- 20. On Mona Lisa's mind -- 21. The pervert's lament -- Just say what? -- Kellogg's guide to child abuse -- The curse of Calvin Coolidge -- The perils of monotomy (monogamy + monotony) -- A few more reasons I need somebody new (just like you) -- 22. Confronting the sky together -- Everybody out of the closet -- The marriage of the Sun and the Moon"A controversial, idea-driven book that challenges everything you know about sex, marriage, family, and society"--Provided by publisher.Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá debunk almost everything we "know" about sex, pulling together various evidence from anthropology, primatology, archaeology, anatomy, and psychosexuality, to show how monogomy is far from human nature. "The authors expose the ancient roots of human sexuality while pointing toward a more optimistic future illuminated by our innate capacities for love, cooperation, and generosity."--P. 4 of cover.
Subjects: Sex.; Sex; Sex customs.; Marriage.; Monogamous relationships.; Primates; Sexual behavior in animals.; Social evolution.; Human evolution.; Sexual practices.; Marriage.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
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Grooming, gossip, and the evolution of language / by Dunbar, R. I. M.(Robin Ian MacDonald),1947-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-218) and index.
Subjects: Human evolution.; Social evolution.; Language and languages; Gossip; Human behavior.; Group identity.; Interpersonal relations.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Bird [videorecording] / by Butt, Bill.; Kamei, Mike.; Kershaw, Justine.(CARDINAL)332336; Meehl, Brian.(CARDINAL)327283; Robbins, Alisa.; Sheen, Martin.(CARDINAL)161755; BBC Lionheart Television (Firm)(CARDINAL)329757; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.(CARDINAL)326912; DK Publishing, Inc.(CARDINAL)317714; Dorling Kindersley Limited.(CARDINAL)716951; Dorling Kindersley Vision.(CARDINAL)219109;
Bird (ca. 35 min.) -- The making of 'Eyewitness' (ca. 25 min.) -- Discover more about DK Eyewitness (ca. 2 min.).Music, Guy Michelmore.Narrator, Martin Sheen.Takes you soaring through the sky and around the world in an exciting journey from the bird's distant dinosaur past to its present astonishing variety. Take an up-close look at the staggering range of sizes, shapes, and habitats of these creatures.DVD, all regions, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC.
Subjects: Educational videos.; Birds.; Birds; Birds; Birds; Birds; Birds; Extinct birds.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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Slither : how nature's most maligned creatures illuminate our world / by Hall, Stephen S.,author.(CARDINAL)757349;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: "Snakes, Ardency of" Snake Road: Catskill, New York -- Female 21 and the Black Mamba Snake Road: State Highway 254, Kansas -- Snake Guys Snake Road: Interstate 78, Hamburg, Pa. -- A Pandemonium of Molecules (Venom) Snake Road: Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York -- Dreams of Healing (Metabolism) Snake Road: Isola Tiberina, Rome Italy -- The Wasabi Connection (Sensation) Snake Road: Vio Orto, Cocullo, Italy -- The Evolution of Pleasure (Reproduction) Snake Road: Fifth Avenue, New York City -- No Legs? No Problem (Locomotion) Snake Road: Unnamed Road, near Aiken, South Carolina -- The Python Queen of South Florida (Adaptation) Snake Road: Avenue of the Dead, Teotihuacan, Mexico -- Epilogue: Snake Lectures."For millennia, depictions of snakes as alternatively beautiful and menacing creatures have appeared in religious texts, mythology, poetry, and beyond. From the foundational deities of ancient Egypt to the reactions of squeamish schoolchildren today, it is a historically commonplace belief that snakes are devious, dangerous, and even evil. But where there is hatred and fear, there is also fascination and reverence. How is it that creatures so despised and sinister, so foreign of movement and ostensibly devoid of sociality and emotion, have fired the imaginations of poets, prophets, and painters across time and cultures? In SLITHER, science writer Stephen S. Hall presents a naturalistic, cultural, ecological, and scientific meditation on these loathed yet magnetic creatures. In each chapter, he explores a biological aspect of The Snake, such as their cold blooded metabolism and venomous nature, alongside their mythology, artistic depictions, and cultural veneration. In doing so, he explores not only what neurologically triggers our wary fascination with these limbless creatures, but also how the current generation of snake scientists is using cutting-edge technologies to discover new truths about these evolutionarily ancient creatures-truths that may ultimately affect and enhance human health"--
Subjects: Snakes; Reptiles; Snakes; Herpetology; Herpetologists;
Available copies: 15 / Total copies: 27
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Pregnant bears & crawdad eyes : excursions & encounters in animal worlds / by Schullery, Paul.(CARDINAL)144282;
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Animal behavior.; Animal ecology.; Animals; Evolution (Biology); Human-animal relationships.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dogs : a startling new understanding of canine origin, behavior, and evolution / by Coppinger, Raymond.(CARDINAL)634818; Coppinger, Lorna.(CARDINAL)702760;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-337) and index.
Subjects: Dogs.; Dogs; Human-animal relationships.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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Development and evolution of brain size : behavioral implications / by Hahn, Martin E.(CARDINAL)333275; Jensen, Craig.(CARDINAL)333274; Dudek, Bruce C.(CARDINAL)333276;
Includes bibliographies and indexes.
Subjects: Brain.; Neuropsychology.; Brain;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The sexual evolution : how 500 million years of sex, gender, and mating shape modern relationships / by Lents, Nathan H.,author.(CARDINAL)413227;
Introduction: The state of affairs -- Evolution's rainbow : males, females, and more -- Bending gender -- That's gay -- Monogamish -- Sexual animals -- Family values -- The sex and gender (non)binary -- The gay gene -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Recommended reading -- Index."In The Sexual Evolution, Lents takes readers on a journey through the animal world, from insects to apes, revealing what the incredible array of sexual diversity can teach us about our own diverse beauty. Nature, it turns out, has made a lot of space for diverse genders and sexual behaviors. And why? Because when it comes to evolution--diversity wins. This is not just a political or social message, instead it's rooted in science and cultivated from understanding the full breadth of sexuality that exists throughout the world. With shades of both Frans de Waal and Esther Perel, Lents's storytelling is as fascinating as it is topical, offering eye-opening stories about the diversity of animal life, while relating it to our own sexual journey as a species. At once a forceful rebuttal to bigotry and a captivating dive into the secret sex lives of animals, The Sexual Evolution is the rare book of pop science that leans into the controversy. Sex, the reactionaries say, should only be for procreation between a man and a woman, anything else goes against nature. Well, nature would like a word with them." --
Subjects: Informational works.; Sexual dimorphism (Animals).; Sexual behavior in animals; Sex differences;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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Evolving health : the origins of illness and how the modern world is making us sick / by Boaz, Noel Thomas.(CARDINAL)716545;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-239) and index.Achieving adaptive normality, your evolutionary birthright -- How our health evolved -- An evolutionary child's birthright: perinatal and pediatric diseases -- The virus war -- Cellular stress: a general model for cancer -- Breast cancer, prostate diseases, and cancers of the reproductive system -- Heart disease and high blood pressure: a story of fish and chips -- Why we smoke -- Diabetes mellitus and the "thrifty genotype" -- Gout, liver enzymes, and global climate change -- Back pain, bad knees, and flatfeet -- Gut diseases -- The evolution of psychiatric disorders -- Uncivilized solutions : reestablishing adaptive normality in your life.
Subjects: Diseases; Human evolution.; Adaptation (Biology); Health behavior.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Human / by Wilson, Don E.(CARDINAL)272346; Winston, Robert M. L.(CARDINAL)754959; Smithsonian Institution.(CARDINAL)141176;
Introduction -- Origins -- Body -- Mind -- Life cycle -- Society -- Culture -- Peoples -- Future.
Subjects: Culture.; Ethnology.; Human behavior.; Human beings; Human evolution.; Manners and customs.; Physical anthropology.; Social evolution.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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