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The dawn of the deed : the prehistoric origins of sex / John A. Long

by John Long

This study examines the evolutionary history of vertebrate reproduction, tracing the origins of internal fertilisation to 380-million-year-old fossilised fish. It analyses the development of sexual anatomy and diverse mating behaviours across the animal kingdom.

Accession 9802 ISBN 9780226143491 Publisher University of Chicago Press
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