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natural selection

evolution of phallus for aggression
and female promiscuity
homosexuality and
ornaments and
recessive genes in

necrophilia
newts

octopuses
orchids
orgasm
origin of new species

battle of sexes in

outbreeding, genes for
outbreeding depression

parasites
paternal genome elimination
paternity tests
pedipalps
penis fencing
penises

evolution of
multiple
prickly
see also
pedipalps, phallus, pseudophallus

phallus

on female

polyspermy
Pompeia
Pop-'Em-Out Theory of Monogamy
porcupines
possessiveness

in females

praying mantis
predators, tricks to avoid
primates

masturbation
penises
see also
humans

promiscuity

evolving from, to monogamy
genetic proclivity for
human
see also
female promiscuity

protection from males

evolution of traits for

proteins

rapid evolution of
in reproduction
in seminal fluid
in sperm

pseudophallus
pseudoscorpion

rabbits
rape

genetics of
resisting

rapist(s)
recessive genes
recombination
Red Queen
reproduction

asexual
central to concept of species
proteins in
sex not same as
without sex

reproductive failure

monogamy and

reproductive incompatibilities
reproductive success

and flexible gender
of isolated females
monogamy and
of relations

rivals, eliminating
rodents (rats, mice, hamsters, squirrels, etc.)
rotifers

bdelloid
seisonid

Runt (the)

sabotage
salamanders
scorpionflies
scorpions
sea hares
sea lions
seals
sea squirt
sea urchin
self-fertilization/selfing

hermaphrodites
and outbreeding depression
vertebrates

seminal fluid
sex

advantage of
central to evolution
is essential
evolution of
in genetic variation
living without
methods of
not same as reproduction
origin of
purpose of
reproducing without
risk of being killed during
role of

sex appeal
sex cells

fusing
small/large
see also
eggs, sperm, gametes

sex changing
sex determination
sex-determining gene
sex mania
sex peptide
sex ratio
sexes

difference between
evolution of males and females
number of

sexual coercion
sexual fidelity

genes influencing
see also
monogamy

sexual pleasure, evolution of
sexual selection
sexy sons
sheep
shrimp
siblings

incest

size

and cannibalism
and defense of territories
in fighting

slime mold
slugs

land
sea
see also
sea hares

“smelly'T shirt” experiments
snails
snakes
sneaking
social milieu

in sex determination

social stratification

and incest

social structure

and sex mania

socially monogamous
Sociopath Theory of Monogamy
species

interbreeding
number of sexes
reproduction central to

species, new

protein changes in origin of

sperm

attaching to egg
changing bindin
delivery of
expense of
getting rid of rival
giant
hooked
injected into another male
proteins in
rejected by females
running out of
selected by eggs
tandem

sperm competition

and big balls
in female promiscuity
risk of

sperm counts

female promiscuity and
high

sperm death
sperm depletion
sperm limitation
sperm packets

in internal fertilization
see also
spermatophores

sperm shape
sperm size
spermatophores

see also sperm packets

spiders
spoiling tactics
sponge lice
sponges
squid
stealing

eggs

sterility

mating-induced
promiscuity and

stick insects
stimulation

and pregnancy
self
see also
masturbation

submitting, cost of
superlovers
supermales

termites
territories

held by males
see also
defense of territories

testes
testes size

and monogamy
and sperm competition

testosterone
thrips
turtles
twins

vasopressin
VERL (vitelline envelope receptor for lysin)
violence
violent sex
virgins

females prefer to mate with

viruses
vitelline

W chromosome
Wallace, Alfred Russel
wasps
water striders
wildebeest
Wolbachia
wolves
wood roach
woodlouse
worms

bristle
earth
fluke
freshwater flat
marine flat
pin
round
spiny-headed
spoon

X chromosome

Y chromosome

Z chromosome
zebra
zygote

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

An alumna of Stanford with a doctorate from Oxford, OLIVIA JUDSON, is an evolutionary biologist and award-winning journalist who has published in The
Economist, Nature, Science
, and
The Times Higher Education ,Supplement
. She is presently a research fellow at Imperial College in London. This is her first book. Visit Dr. Tatiana at her Web site:
www.drtatiana.com
.

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