{"product_id":"female-control-sexual-selection-by-cryptic-female-choice-9780691010847","title":"Female Control: Sexual Selection by Cryptic Female Choice","description":"\u003cp\u003eA growing body of evidence has begun to reveal flaws in the traditional assumption of female passivity and lack of discrimination after copulation has begun. William Eberhard has compiled an impressive array of research on the ability of females to shape the outcome of mating. He describes studies of many different cryptic mechanisms by which a female can accept a male for copulation but nevertheless reject him as a father. Evidence from various fields indicates that such selectivity by females may be the norm rather than the exception. Because most post-copulatory competition between males for paternity is played out within the bodies of females  female behavior  morphology  and physiology probably often influence male success in these contests. Eberhard draws examples from a diversity of organisms  ranging from ctenophores to scorpions  nematodes to frogs  and crickets to humans.  Cryptic female choice establishes a new bridge between sexual selection theory and reproductive physiology  in particular the physiological effects of male seminal products on female reproductive processes  such as sperm transport  oviposition  and remating. Eberhard interweaves his review of previous studies with speculation on the consequences of this theoretical development  and indicates promising new directions for future research.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651824279605,"sku":"ByrdShop_0691010846","price":122.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780691010847.jpg?v=1781841267","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/female-control-sexual-selection-by-cryptic-female-choice-9780691010847","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}