Author:
Beukeboom, Leo W.
Edition Statement:First edition
ImprintOxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Descriptionxvi, 222 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Note:What are sexes, and why are there sexes? -- The diversity of sexual cycles -- Molecular mechanisms of sex determination -- The quantitative genetics of sex determination -- The evolution of sex chromosomes -- Evolutionary correlates of sex-determination systems -- Transitions among sex-determination systems.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-194) and indexes.