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The Myth of Monogamy: Fidelity and Infidelity in Animals and People

Paperback • 2000 • English

The Myth of Monogamy: Fidelity and Infidelity in Animals and People

By David P. Barash

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About the book

Applying new research to sex in the animal world, esteemed scientists David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton dispel the notion that monogamy comes naturally. In fact, as "The Myth of Monogamy" reveals, biologists have discovered that for nearly every species, cheating is the rule -- for both sexes. Reviewing findings from the same DNA fingerprinting science employed in the courtroom, Barash and Lipton take readers from chickadee nests to chimpanzee packs to explain why animals cheat. (Some prosti...Show more

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ISBN

9780805071368

Publisher

St. Martins Press-3pl

Published year

2000

Language

English

Original title

The Myth of Monogamy: Fidelity and Infidelity in Animals and People

Format

Paperback

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