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Sex is a subject as fascinating to scientists as it is (for different reason) to the rest of us. This is a brilliant exploration of the unending evolutionary struggle between male and female. 'A gripping account...a terrific book to have a damn good argument with' -- Marek Kohn, New Statesman
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According to Matt Ridley, science is not a catalogue of facts; it is a search for new mysteries.
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According to Matt Ridley, science is not a catalogue of facts; it is a search for new mysteries.
Sex is a subject as fascinating to scientists as it is to the rest of us. From the contentious problem of why the wasteful reproductive process exists at all, to questions of how individuals choose their mates and what traits they find attractive and why, research into the nature of sex has given rise to a vast range of findings. This book explores these findings, and their implications for the sexual behaviour of our own species, putting forward the metaphor of the red queen (from "Alice in Wonderland"), who has to run at full speed to stay where she is as a highly effective metaphor for a whole range of sexual behaviours. The book was shortlisted for the 1994 Rhone-Poulenc Prize for Science Books.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0140291245
- ISBN 13 9780140291247
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages416
- IllustratorTolford Nancy
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