Darwin's Mate Competition

A lot of diversity in sexuality was covered quite admirably by Oiliva Judson in her book Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation as she takes on describing much of current knowledge in evolutionary biology. The University of California Press is set to release soon a book called Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People by Joan Roughgarden. In this book she is apparently taking on Darwin and his writings on sex and sexuality. With the spate of recent movement on this topic I am looking forward to Roughgarden's book. I don't know why but it seems completely appropriate for this latest round of seeking out the role of homsexuality in nature would arise from lesbian Japanese monkeys.

Among the titles to be added to my reading list include:

Bruce Bagemihl: Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity

Joan Roughgarden: Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People

Leonard Shlain: Sex, Time, and Power: How Women's Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution

UPDATE Bonus link: Paul Vasey's Mate Competition Survey

Posted by filchyboy at August 17, 2003 01:03 PM | TrackBack