A Taste for the Beautiful: The Evolution of Attraction
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A Taste for the Beautiful: The Evolution of Attraction
By (Author) Michael J. Ryan
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
3rd September 2019
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Neurosciences
Biodiversity
Nature and the natural world: general interest
Psychology: sexual behaviour
Zoology and animal sciences
576.8
Physical Properties
Paperback
224
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
Description
From one of the world's leading authorities on animal behavior, the astonishing story of how the brain drives the evolution of beauty in animals and humans In A Taste for the Beautiful, Michael Ryan, one of the world's leading authorities on animal behavior, tells the remarkable story of how he and other scientists have taken up where Darwin lef
Reviews
A hugely enjoyable book written with authority, easy charm and a great deal of wit. . . . This is science communication as it should be done: authoritative but never dull, engaging but never dumbed down. . . . [A] beautiful book.Times Higher Education
Delightful and enlightening.Natural History
Ryan charms readers with his account of attraction in the animal kingdom, including humans.Scientific American
How Darwin would have loved a book such as this.BBC Wildlife
Ryan offers much to enjoy in his provocative book.Publishers Weekly
Replete with entertaining stories of the sexual marketplace that we and the rest of the animal world inhabit."Kirkus Reviews
Author Bio
Michael J. Ryan is the Clark Hubbs Regents Professor in Zoology at the University of Texas and a Senior Research Associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.
