Birds, Sex and Beauty
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In his new book, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley looks to the
peculiar mating rituals of birds to better understand the rich
origins and ongoing significance of Darwin's sexual selection
theory.'Matt Ridley is one of our finest science writers ... A
treat for bird lovers and evolutionary biologists alike' Richard
DawkinsAnimals rarely treat sex as a simple or mutually beneficial
transaction. Choosing a mate is often a transcendent event to be
approached with reverence, suspicion, angst and quite a bit of
violence.For Matt Ridley, nowhere is this more acute than in
birds.From a freezing hide on the Pennine moors at dawn, Ridley
closely studies the rare Black Grouse. He is there for the lek - an
elaborate courtship ritual of squabbling and strutting males. They
dance and sing for hours each day to attract a mate over several
months.With most males leaving exhausted and unsuccessful, Ridley
looks at how females make their choice to cast fresh light on how
such rituals have evolved and why.His pursuit follows five
generations of biologists from Darwin and Wallace to the present
day, uncovering how they have grappled with the implications of
sexual selection as an eccentric, gonzo form of evolution. While
most Victorian scientists found it impossible to believe female
birds could select mates, Darwin was obsessed with the idea of
sexual as well as natural selection.Drawing on his own lifelong
passion, Ridley eavesdrops on the elaborate displays of bird
species around the world, from the complex art installations made
by Bowerbirds in Australia to the bubbling calls of Curlews in the
UK's declining moorlands. In a wonderful blend of nature writing
and elegant exploration of recent evolutionary theory, Birds, Sex
and Beauty shows not only how mate choice has shaped the natural
world, including humans, but how the song and plumage of birds can
be thrillingly, breathtakingly beautiful.'A tour de force! Simply
the best account - among a great many - of Darwin's ground-breaking
and far-reaching concept of sexual selection' Tim Birkhead, author
of The Wisdom of Birds
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Matt Ridley ,
HarperCollins Publishers
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HarperCollins Publishers
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