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The Sex Imperative

An Evolutionary Tale of Sexual Survival

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  • © 1994

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Authors:
  1. Kenneth Maxwell
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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Origins

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Biological Bang

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      Pages 3-16

    3. Why Sex?

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      Pages 17-31

    4. Single Cell Sex

      • Kenneth Maxwell
      Pages 33-52

    5. The Gametes

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      Pages 53-65

  3. Connections

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. The Wet Connection

      • Kenneth Maxwell
      Pages 69-84

    3. The Dry Connection

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      Pages 85-103

    4. The Penis Innovation

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      Pages 105-118

    5. Big Connections

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      Pages 119-137

    6. Gender Benders

      • Kenneth Maxwell
      Pages 139-152

    7. The Female World

      • Kenneth Maxwell
      Pages 153-164

    8. Trick or Treat

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      Pages 165-172

    9. The Nose Connection

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      Pages 173-187

    10. Primate Perfume

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      Pages 189-199

  4. Sex Organs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201
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    2. Gonads

      • Kenneth Maxwell
      Pages 203-219

    3. The Other Sex Organs

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      Pages 221-229

    4. The Time of Their Lives

      • Kenneth Maxwell
      Pages 231-242
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Sex Imperative

  • Book Subtitle: An Evolutionary Tale of Sexual Survival

  • Authors: Kenneth Maxwell

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-5988-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kenneth Maxwell 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44649-8Published: 01 January 1994

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-5988-1Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 324

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Evolutionary Biology

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