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Author Baker, Robin, 1944-

Title Human sperm competition : copulation, masturbation and infidelity / R. Robin Baker and Mark A. Bellis
Edition First edition
Published London : Chapman & Hall, 1995

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Description xvi, 353 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Contents Optimizing inseminates: ejaculate adjustment by males and the function of masturbation -- Ejaculate manipulation by females and the function of the female orgasm -- Sperm polymorphism and the Kamikaze Sperm Hypothesis -- Human fertility and infertility: the kamikaze perspective
Sex, coyness and promiscuity: the evolution of sperm competition -- Legacies from the age of reptiles: copulation, flowback and the female orgasm -- Mammalian inheritance: maternal care, family planning and sperm polymorphism -- Mammalian inheritance: masturbation, homosexuality and push buttons -- Primate inheritance: paternal care, sexual crypsis and the facade of monandry -- Modern scenario: contraception, fecundity and the illusion of conscious control -- Levels of human sperm competition
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-339) and index
Subject Generative organs -- Evolution.
Human reproduction.
Sex.
Sexual behavior in animals.
Spermatozoa.
Adultery.
Behavior evolution.
Competition (Biology)
Generative organs -- Evolution.
Human behavior.
Human reproduction.
Human sexual behavior
Human ecology.
Masturbation.
Men -- Sexual behavior.
Sex (Biology)
Reproduction.
Sex.
Sexual behavior in animals.
Sexual intercourse.
Spermatozoa.
Women -- Sexual behavior.
Author Bellis, Mark A.
LC no. 94072449
ISBN 0412454300