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Book Review: “Nether” No More: Bringing Genital Evolution to the Forefront

Book Review: “Nether” No More: Bringing Genital Evolution to the Forefront Evolutionary Psychology www.epjournal.net – 2015. 13(1): 262-265 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Book Review “Nether” No More: Bringing Genital Evolution to the Forefront A review of Menno Schilthizen, Nature’s Nether Regions: What the Sex Lives of Bugs, Birds, and Beasts Tell Us About Evolution, Biodiversity, and Ourselves. Viking: New York, 2014, 256 pp., US$28.95, ISBN 13 978-0670785919 (hardcover). Nicole Barbaro, Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA. Email: nmbarbar@oakland.edu (Corresponding author). Todd K. Shackelford, Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA. Did you know that the male crane fly has a vibrator-like adornment on its penis? That female chickens eject more sperm after copulating with a low-ranking male than after copulating with a high-ranking male? Menno Schilthuizen, an evolutionary biologist at Naturalis Biodiversity Venter in Leiden and professor of evolution and biodiversity at Leiden University, the Netherlands, introduces the reader to a stunning array of genital adaptations in his book, Nature’s Nether Regions. He aims to convince the reader that animal—including human—genitalia comprise a wonderfully complex system resulting from a co-evolutionary tango between the sexes. Schilthuizen pursues this goal using an engaging and joyful writing style, expertly summarizing diverse research on the elegant complexity surrounding reproduction in animals and addressing how http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Evolutionary Psychology SAGE

Book Review: “Nether” No More: Bringing Genital Evolution to the Forefront

Evolutionary Psychology , Volume 13 (1): 4 – Jan 1, 2015
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Evolutionary Psychology www.epjournal.net – 2015. 13(1): 262-265 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Book Review “Nether” No More: Bringing Genital Evolution to the Forefront A review of Menno Schilthizen, Nature’s Nether Regions: What the Sex Lives of Bugs, Birds, and Beasts Tell Us About Evolution, Biodiversity, and Ourselves. Viking: New York, 2014, 256 pp., US$28.95, ISBN 13 978-0670785919 (hardcover). Nicole Barbaro, Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA. Email: nmbarbar@oakland.edu (Corresponding author). Todd K. Shackelford, Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA. Did you know that the male crane fly has a vibrator-like adornment on its penis? That female chickens eject more sperm after copulating with a low-ranking male than after copulating with a high-ranking male? Menno Schilthuizen, an evolutionary biologist at Naturalis Biodiversity Venter in Leiden and professor of evolution and biodiversity at Leiden University, the Netherlands, introduces the reader to a stunning array of genital adaptations in his book, Nature’s Nether Regions. He aims to convince the reader that animal—including human—genitalia comprise a wonderfully complex system resulting from a co-evolutionary tango between the sexes. Schilthuizen pursues this goal using an engaging and joyful writing style, expertly summarizing diverse research on the elegant complexity surrounding reproduction in animals and addressing how

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Published: Jan 1, 2015

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