Unpositioned Something is wrong

Adam's curse : a future without men / Bryan Sykes

This study examines the Y chromosome's role in male biology and evolution, exploring scientific evidence regarding potential male extinction. It analyses the genetics of sexual reproduction and discusses the historical and future implications of chromosomal decay.

Author

ISBN

Publisher

CONNECTIONS

No connections

LOCATION HISTORY

No location history available for this book.

FULL RECORD

Accession Number: 20284

Site: Vernon O Content

Collection: N/A

Location: N/A

Binding Type: Hard Back

Book Images

Hover to see live images

Adam's curse : a future without men / Bryan Sykes spine

No live

Adam's curse : a future without men / Bryan Sykes cover

No live

Vernon Fields

View in Vernon Browser

vernon_accession	20284
vernon_id	30144
vernon_slug	adams-curse-a-future-without-men-bryan-sykes
vernon_authors	Bryan Sykes
vernon_tags	Life sciences, Biology, Genetics, Organisms, Life (Biology), Cells, Chromosomes, Cell nuclei, Science, Cell organelles, Human genetics, Cytoplasm
vernon_production_date	2004
vernon_brief_description	Blends natural history with scientific fact, elucidating the biology of sexual reproduction, modern genetics, and evolutionary biology. He reveals that, while the Y chromosome makes man's existence possible, it also carries within it the seeds of his destruction. -- blurb
vernon_object_type	Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
vernon_locations	On Shelf
vernon_ob_status	Accessioned
vernon_isbn_issn	0393058964
vernon_subject_people	—
vernon_subject_objects	—
vernon_subject_classes	—
vernon_last_sync_timestamp	2026-04-25 10:20
vernon_cover_image_id	35883

VERNON RECORD

{
  "slug": "adams-curse-a-future-without-men-bryan-sykes",
  "opacObjectId": "30144",
  "opacCollection": {
    "opacCollectionId": "1"
  },
  "imagesCollection": {
    "images": [
      {
        "imageId": "35883",
        "cssColors": [
          {
            "hex": "000000",
            "hue": 0,
            "rank": 1,
            "presence": 12.64,
            "colorName": "black",
            "lightness": 0,
            "colorGroup": "gray",
            "saturation": 0,
            "formattedColorName": "black"
          },
          {
            "hex": "f5f5dc",
            "hue": 60,
            "rank": 2,
            "presence": 70.37,
            "colorName": "beige",
            "lightness": 91,
            "colorGroup": "white",
            "saturation": 56,
            "formattedColorName": "beige"
          },
          {
            "hex": "d2691e",
            "hue": 25,
            "rank": 3,
            "presence": 7.62,
            "colorName": "chocolate",
            "lightness": 47,
            "colorGroup": "brown",
            "saturation": 75,
            "formattedColorName": "chocolate"
          },
          {
            "hex": "cd853f",
            "hue": 30,
            "rank": 4,
            "presence": 3.4,
            "colorName": "peru",
            "lightness": 53,
            "colorGroup": "brown",
            "saturation": 59,
            "formattedColorName": "peru"
          },
          {
            "hex": "778899",
            "hue": 210,
            "rank": 5,
            "presence": 5.62,
            "colorName": "lightslategray",
            "lightness": 53,
            "colorGroup": "gray",
            "saturation": 14,
            "formattedColorName": "light slate gray"
          }
        ],
        "rawColors": [
          {
            "hex": "36312d",
            "hue": 26,
            "rank": 1,
            "presence": 12.64,
            "lightness": 19,
            "saturation": 9
          },
          {
            "hex": "faf9f4",
            "hue": 50,
            "rank": 2,
            "presence": 70.37,
            "lightness": 96,
            "saturation": 37
          },
          {
            "hex": "d1561b",
            "hue": 19,
            "rank": 3,
            "presence": 7.62,
            "lightness": 46,
            "saturation": 77
          },
          {
            "hex": "d4a156",
            "hue": 35,
            "rank": 4,
            "presence": 3.4,
            "lightness": 58,
            "saturation": 59
          },
          {
            "hex": "8b908f",
            "hue": 168,
            "rank": 5,
            "presence": 5.62,
            "lightness": 55,
            "saturation": 2
          },
          {
            "hex": "ccad8d",
            "hue": 30,
            "rank": 6,
            "presence": 0.34,
            "lightness": 67,
            "saturation": 38
          },
          {
            "hex": "728c87",
            "hue": 168,
            "rank": 7,
            "presence": 0.01,
            "lightness": 49,
            "saturation": 10
          }
        ],
        "imageLabels": [
          {
            "count": 61,
            "score": 89.56,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Shorts",
            "imageLabelId": 624
          },
          {
            "count": 388,
            "score": 88.54,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Human body",
            "imageLabelId": 32
          },
          {
            "count": 254,
            "score": 81.61,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Thigh",
            "imageLabelId": 366
          },
          {
            "count": 19247,
            "score": 81.52,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Font",
            "imageLabelId": 12
          },
          {
            "count": 10367,
            "score": 81.41,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Poster",
            "imageLabelId": 21
          },
          {
            "count": 143,
            "score": 81.1,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Waist",
            "imageLabelId": 493
          },
          {
            "count": 288,
            "score": 78.84,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Chest",
            "imageLabelId": 77
          },
          {
            "count": 376,
            "score": 76.61,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Trunk",
            "imageLabelId": 78
          },
          {
            "count": 192,
            "score": 75.78,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Knee",
            "imageLabelId": 558
          },
          {
            "count": 95,
            "score": 74.55,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Abdomen",
            "imageLabelId": 494
          }
        ],
        "imageDerivatives": [
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/23254/a985be83fb9a7a603aa656c828aa8b73f9545f00.jpg",
            "width": "541",
            "height": "800",
            "identifier": "LARGE"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/23254/a985be83fb9a7a603aa656c828aa8b73f9545f00.jpg",
            "width": "271",
            "height": "400",
            "identifier": "MEDIUM"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/23254/a985be83fb9a7a603aa656c828aa8b73f9545f00.jpg",
            "width": "24",
            "height": "35",
            "identifier": "NANO"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/23254/a985be83fb9a7a603aa656c828aa8b73f9545f00.jpg",
            "width": "101",
            "height": "150",
            "identifier": "SMALL"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/23254/a985be83fb9a7a603aa656c828aa8b73f9545f00.jpg",
            "width": "51",
            "height": "75",
            "identifier": "TINY"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/23254/a985be83fb9a7a603aa656c828aa8b73f9545f00.jpg",
            "width": "587",
            "height": "868",
            "identifier": "XLARGE"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "totalImages": 1
  },
  "objectSearchScore": 1.3261228,
  "opacObjectFieldSets": [
    {
      "identifier": "accession_no",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "20284"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "name",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Adam's curse : a future without men / Bryan Sykes",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "title",
              "value": "Adam's curse : a future without men / Bryan Sykes"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "other_name",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "artist_last_first",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Sykes, Bryan"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "prod_pri_date",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "2004",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "earliest_date",
              "value": "2004-01-01Z"
            },
            {
              "key": "latest_date",
              "value": "2004-12-31Z"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "edition",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "First American edition"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "brief_desc",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Blends natural history with scientific fact, elucidating the biology of sexual reproduction, modern genetics, and evolutionary biology. He reveals that, while the Y chromosome makes man's existence possible, it also carries within it the seeds of his destruction. -- blurb"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "measure_desc",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "credit_line",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "curr_loc_status",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "On Shelf",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "curr_loc_status:\"On Shelf\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "ob_status",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Accessioned"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "lender",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_owner",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_type",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_start",
      "opacObjectFields": []
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_expiry",
      "opacObjectFields": []
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_notes",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "object_type",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "object_type:\"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "collection",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Main Collection/Library",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "collection:\"Main Collection/Library\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "prod_pri_place",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "London/England"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "physical_notes",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "x, 316 pages ; 22 cm."
        },
        {
          "value": "Includes bibliographical references and index."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "language",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "English"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "isbn_issn",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "0393058964"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "user_sym_1",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "599.935 SYK"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "usual_loc_being",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/New Library (2026)/MONA"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_class",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Genetics/Biology/Life sciences/Science",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Genetics/Biology/Life sciences/Science\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Human genetics/Genetics/Biology/Life sciences/Science",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Human genetics/Genetics/Biology/Life sciences/Science\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Chromosomes/Cell nuclei/Cell organelles/Cytoplasm/Cells/Organisms/Life (Biology)",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Chromosomes/Cell nuclei/Cell organelles/Cytoplasm/Cells/Organisms/Life (Biology)\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_date",
      "opacObjectFields": []
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_event",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_period",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_object",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_person",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_place",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_person",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_place",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_event",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_object",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "user_sym_9",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "relationshipsCollection": {
    "relationships": [
      {
        "relatedRecords": [
          {
            "slug": "bryan-sykes",
            "title": "Bryan Sykes",
            "relatedRecordId": "12629"
          }
        ],
        "relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person",
        "relatedRecordType": "person",
        "totalRelatedRecords": 1
      }
    ],
    "totalRelationships": 1
  }
}