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On the Origin of Sex
Sun, Lixing (Author)
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£22.00
People make two mistakes about biological sex: first, that it's simple. Second, that we can backsolve its purpose and evolution based on that assumption. Lixing Sun rightfully skewers these assumptions in this wonderful and wide-ranging book. Smart, thoughtful, and witty, this book will make you rethink what you thought you knew about sexCat Bohannon, author of EVESex is costly, dangerous and weird. Why on earth should natural selection smile on a mechanism that creates individuals radically different from those who have, by reproducing, already demonstrated their fitness? Lixing Sun, in this ...
ISBN (SKU)
9781805223283
Pages
368
Weight
579g
Dimensions
240x162x38
Imprint
Profile Books
Published
05, March, 2026
Genres
Popular Science
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