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Cordelia Fine, "Testosterone Rex: Myths of Sex, Science, and Society" (Norton, 2018)

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

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Revisiting Sexual Selection: The Complexity of Female Mating Behavior

This chapter explores the shifts in the understanding of sexual selection and critiques the traditional views of Bateman's principle that undervalue female mating behaviors. It emphasizes the advantages of female promiscuity and the diversity of mating strategies in the animal kingdom, challenging outdated binary perspectives.

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