A Natural History of Sex, The Ecology and Evolution of Mating Behavior - Adrian Forsyth

Title: A Natural History of Sex

Sub Title: The Ecology and Evolution of Mating Behavior

Author: Adrian Forsyth

Publisher: Firefly Books

Year: 2001

ISBN: 9781552094815

Summary: 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.

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