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A major new look at the evolution of mating decisions in organisms from protozoans to humans The popular consensus on mate choice has long been that females select mates likely to pass good genes to offspring. In Mate Choice, Gil Rosenthal overturns much of this conventional wisdom. Providing the first synthesis of the topic in more than three decades, and drawing from a wide range of fields, including animal behavior, evolutionary biology, social psychology, neuroscience, and economics, Rosenthal argues that "good genes" play a relatively minor role in shaping mate choice decisions and demonstrates how mate choice is influenced by genetic factors, environmental effects, and social interactions.Looking at diverse organisms, from protozoans to humans, Rosenthal explores how factors beyond the hunt for good genes combine to produce an endless array of preferences among species and individuals. He explains how mating decisions originate from structural constraints on perception and from nonsexual functions, and how single organisms benefit or lose from their choices. Both the origin of species and their fusion through hybridization are strongly influenced by direct selection on preferences in sexual and nonsexual contexts. Rosenthal broadens the traditional scope of mate choice research to encompass not just animal behavior and behavioral ecology but also neurobiology, the social sciences, and other areas.Focusing on mate choice mechanisms, rather than the traits they target, Mate Choice offers a groundbreaking perspective on the proximate and ultimate forces determining the evolutionary fate of species and populations.

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From two of the world’s leading authorities on dogs, an imaginative journey into a future of dogs without peopleWhat would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a post-human future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive—and possibly even thrive—and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how we interact with dogs now.Drawing on biology, ecology, and the latest findings on the lives and behavior of dogs and their wild relatives, Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff—two of today’s most innovative thinkers about dogs—explore who dogs might become without direct human intervention into breeding, arranged playdates at the dog park, regular feedings, and veterinary care. Pierce and Bekoff show how dogs are quick learners who are highly adaptable and opportunistic, and offer compelling evidence that dogs already do survive on their own—and could do so in a world without us.Challenging the notion that dogs would be helpless without their human counterparts, A Dog’s World enables us to understand these independent and remarkably intelligent animals on their own terms.

Dogs --- Behavior --- Evolution. --- Training. --- Affection. --- Alaskan Malamute. --- Allen's rule. --- Anger. --- Anxiety. --- Australian Cattle Dog. --- Basset Hound. --- Behavior. --- Bichon Frise. --- Biologist. --- Border Collie. --- Brachycephaly. --- Breed club (dog). --- Breed club. --- Bullmastiff. --- By Nature. --- Canidae. --- Carnivore. --- Comfort. --- Companion dog. --- Competition. --- Dachshund. --- Darwin's fox. --- Dog anatomy. --- Dog behavior. --- Dog breed. --- Dog breeding. --- Dog park. --- Domestication. --- Draft horse. --- Eating. --- Ecological niche. --- Ecology. --- Ecosystem. --- Emotional Intelligence. --- Endocrinology. --- Ethology. --- Evolutionary pressure. --- Facial expression. --- Female. --- Fennec fox. --- Food First. --- Free range. --- Free-ranging dog. --- Future. --- Genetic diversity. --- German Shepherd. --- German Shorthaired Pointer. --- Gordon Setter. --- Gray wolf. --- Herding dog. --- Hip dysplasia (canine). --- Home range. --- Inbreeding. --- Italian Village. --- Kruger National Park. --- Malware. --- Mammal. --- Mating preferences. --- Mating. --- Metabolism. --- Mixed breed. --- Mother. --- Naked and Afraid. --- Natural selection. --- Neutering. --- Nursing. --- Odor. --- On the Couch (2013 TV series). --- Opportunism. --- Origin of the domestic dog. --- Pack (canine). --- Pekingese. --- Penis. --- Perception. --- Pit bull. --- Polymorphism (biology). --- Poodle. --- Predation. --- Problem solving. --- Purebred dog. --- Rat Terrier. --- Roaming. --- Saluki. --- Scent gland. --- Selective breeding. --- Sexual dimorphism. --- Sexual intercourse. --- Sharing. --- Social behavior. --- Social integration. --- Sociality. --- Southeast Asia. --- Territory (animal). --- Thought experiment. --- Trade-off. --- Trait theory. --- Urine. --- Weimaraner.