文档介绍：The Evolutionary Biology
of Human Female Sexuality
Randy Thornhill and Steven W. Gangestad
This page intentionally left blank
The Evolutionary Biology
of Human Female Sexuality
Randy Thornhill and Steven W. Gangestad
1
2008
1
Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further
Oxford University’s objective of excellence
in research, scholarship, and education
Oxford New York
Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi
Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi
New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto
With offi ces in
Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece
Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore
South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam
Copyright © 2008 by Oxford University Press, Inc.
Published by Oxford University Press, Inc.
198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016
Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise,
without the prior permission of Oxford University Press.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Thornhill, Randy.
The evolutionary biology of human female sexuality / Randy Thornhill and
Steven W. Gangestad.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-19-534098-3; 978-0-19-534099-0 (pbk.)
1. Women—Sexual behavior. 2. Evolution (Biology) 3. Sex (Biology)
I. Gangestad, Steven W. II. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Evolution. 2. Sexual Behavior—physiology. 3. Fertility—physiology.
4. Menstrual Cycle—physiology. 5. Sex Characteristics. HQ 29 T512e 2008]
2008
—dc22 2008002779
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Printed in the United States of America
on acid-free paper
This book is dedicated with perpetual love to our children
Aubri, Margo, Patrick, Reed, and Sophie Thornhill
and
Max Gangestad
PREFA