How women got their curves and other just-so stories : evolutionary enigmas / David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton.

"So how did women get their curves? Why do they have breasts, while other mammals only develop breast tissue while lactating, and why do women menstruate, when virtually no other beings do so? What are the reasons for female orgasm? Why are human females kept in the dark about their own time of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Barash, David P.
Other Authors:	Lipton, Judith Eve
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:	Women > Evolution. Evolution (Biology) Natural selection. Women. evolution. women (female humans) SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies. Women Natural selection Women > Evolution
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

On scientific mysteries and just-so stories
Why menstruate?
Invisible ovulation
Breasts and other curves
The enigmatic orgasm
The menopause mystery
Epilogue: The lure of the Limpopo.

How women got their curves and other just-so stories : evolutionary enigmas / David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton.

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