The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
Seiten
2009
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-00510-4 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-00510-4 (ISBN)
Darwin's two-volume work on the area of sexual selection and the evolutionary importance of secondary sexual characteristics (such as the brighter plumage of male birds) across the whole of the animal kingdom.
In his introduction, Darwin reveals that for many years he had no intention of publishing his notes on this topic, 'as I thought that I should thus only add to the prejudices against my views'. By 1871, he felt that his fellow scientists would show a greater openness of mind to his arguments, even when taken to their logical conclusion and applied to the descent of man from the apes – the aspect of his theory which had been so widely mocked since the notorious question asked by Bishop Wilberforce at the Oxford debate of 1860: was it through his grandmother or his grandfather that Thomas Huxley, Darwin's champion, considered himself descended from a monkey? However, the book's focus on the area of sexual selection and the evolutionary importance of secondary sexual characteristics across the animal kingdom meant that the book was received without the public outrage that Darwin had feared.
In his introduction, Darwin reveals that for many years he had no intention of publishing his notes on this topic, 'as I thought that I should thus only add to the prejudices against my views'. By 1871, he felt that his fellow scientists would show a greater openness of mind to his arguments, even when taken to their logical conclusion and applied to the descent of man from the apes – the aspect of his theory which had been so widely mocked since the notorious question asked by Bishop Wilberforce at the Oxford debate of 1860: was it through his grandmother or his grandfather that Thomas Huxley, Darwin's champion, considered himself descended from a monkey? However, the book's focus on the area of sexual selection and the evolutionary importance of secondary sexual characteristics across the animal kingdom meant that the book was received without the public outrage that Darwin had feared.
Part II. Sexual Selection (continued): 12. Secondary sexual characters of fishes, amphibians and reptiles; 13. Secondary sexual characters of birds; 14. Birds (continued); 15. Birds (continued); 16. Birds (concluded); 17. Secondary sexual characters of mammals; 18. Secondary sexual characters of mammals (continued); 19. Secondary sexual characters of man; 20. Secondary sexual characters of man (continued); 21. General summary and conclusion; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.7.2009 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Darwin, Evolution and Genetics ; Volume 2 |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 620 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-00510-1 / 1108005101 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-00510-4 / 9781108005104 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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