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Described by the author as a book "about the weird diversity of sexual behavior," A Natural History of Sex explores "how to look at life, how to analyze and speculate about why something is as it is and not otherwise." In a series of engaging essays, Forsyth considers a host of more specific questions, which run the gamut from the obscure and the bizarre to the familiar. Why do roosters crow and waggle their wattles? Why does it benefit the female human to remain inscrutable about her sexual cycle? Who instituted monogamy? Why would a male mite copulate with its mother? Why does the male bedbug drive its "outlandish, formidable penis" into the female's abdomen? Forsyth's highly observational mind ranges over the natural world, revealing the seemingly random patterns and consequences of animal sexual behavior. This classic reference is a must for anyone who has ever wondered just what it is that makes the world go round.

Sex (Biology) --- Sex (Psychology) --- Behavior evolution.

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Behavior genetics --- Behavior evolution --- Genetique du comportement --- Evolution du comportement

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Behavior genetics --- Behavior evolution --- Nature and nurture --- Genetique du comportement --- Evolution du comportement --- Hérédité et milieu --- Behavior evolution. --- Behavior genetics. --- Nature and nurture. --- Hérédité et milieu

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Arachnida --- Behavior evolution --- Insects --- Social evolution in animals --- Evolution du comportement --- Insectes --- Behavior --- Moeurs et comportement

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Are humans still subject to the forces of evolution? An evolutionary biologist provides surprising insights into the future of Homo sapiens In this intriguing book, evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon draws on the explosion of discoveries in recent years to examine the future evolution of our species. Combining knowledge of our past with current trends, Solomon offers convincing evidence that evolutionary forces still affect us today. But how will modernization-including longer lifespans, changing diets, global travel, and widespread use of medicine and contraceptives-affect our evolutionary future? Solomon presents an entertaining and accessible review of the latest research on human evolution in modern times, drawing on fields from genomics to medicine and the study of our microbiome. Surprising insights, on topics ranging from the rise of online dating and Cesarean sections to the spread of diseases such as HIV and Ebola, suggest that we are entering a new phase in human evolutionary history-one that makes the future less predictable and more interesting than ever before.

Behavior evolution. --- Human evolution. --- Human evolution --- Evolution (Biology) --- Forecasting. --- Evolution (Biologie) --- Homme --- Evolution