Transcript
  • 00:01    |    
    Initial credits
  • 00:22    |    
    Introduction
  • 01:03    |    
    Behavioral ecology
    • Temperature tolerance
    • , Charles Darwin
    • Comment from Bishop Samuel Wilberforce's wife
    • Variation among organisms
      • Elephant gestation period
      • Malleefowl eggs
  • 04:53.5    |    
    Similarities and differencies between humans and animals
    • Adolescent hormones
    • Human's capacity to invent
    • More resources is better
    • Directional selection
      • Surviving and reproducing
      • Morality and natural selection
      • movie
      • Evolution in nutrition
      • Lack of built-in evolved boundaries
  • 12:9.299999999999954    |    
    Ties to the ancient past
    • Rapid evolution of diseases and pathogens
    • Conservation and sustainability
  • 13:42.5    |    
    Why sex matters
    • Asexual species
    • Sexual species
    • Two or more sexes
      • Slime molds
      • Diploid cells
      • What would happen if we had three sexes?
      • Anisogamy
      • Successful gametes
        • Meet another gamete
        • Make it well nourished
        • Favor traits that make the gametes work better
        • Gary Larson's cartoon
    • Biases
      • Elephant seals
      • Differences between male and female mammals
  • 21:43    |    
    Sexual selection
    • Intrasexual selection
    • Male-male competition
    • Intersexual selection
      • Female choice
      • Peacock tails
      • Maasai warriors
        • Importance of the signal
        • Significance of rare items
      • Marriages in traditional societies
  • 28:41.5    |    
    Final words
    • Elinor Ostrom's views on property rights
    • Human complexities
  • 30:11    |    
    Final credits


Why Sex Matters: A Darwinian Look at Human Behavior

New Media  | 12 de febrero de 2009  | Vistas: 850

Based on her book Why Sex Matters: A Darwinian Look at Human Behavior, evolutionary biologist Bobbi S. Low explains the traits, biases, and preferences of sexual behavior in humans and animals.  Referring to behavioral ecology, and using specific examples from around the world, she describes how humans and other species are both similar and different. She also discusses the importance of understanding evolution in dealing with diseases, conservation, and sustainability.




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