A taste for the beautiful : the evolution of attraction / Michael J. Ryan.
A taste for the beautiful : the evolution of attraction / Michael J. Ryan.
A taste for the beautiful : the evolution of attraction / Michael J. Ryan.
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Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2018]
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G 2018/1270
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 200 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Why all the fuss about sex? -- Why all the whining and chucking? -- Beauty and the brain -- Visions of beauty -- The sounds of sex -- The aroma of adulation -- Fickle preferences -- Hidden preferences and life in pornotopia -- Epilogue.
Publication information
Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
From one of the world's leading authorities on animal behavior, the astonishing story of how the female brain drives the evolution of beauty in animals and humans.
"Darwin developed the theory of sexual selection to explain why the animal world abounds in stunning beauty, from the brilliant colors of butterflies and fishes to the songs of birds and frogs. He argued that animals have "a taste for the beautiful" that drives their potential mates to evolve features that make them more sexually attractive and rep...
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A taste for the beautiful : the evolution of attraction / Michael J. Ryan.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-185) and index.
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G 2018/1270
Record Identifier
74VKVNEBaKbM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVNEBaKbM
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ISBN
0691167265 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780691167268 hardcover ; alkaline paper
DDC
591.562
MMS ID
991024160978302626
