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Fascinating look at the biology of sex ratios,
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This review is from: Sex Wars: Genes, Bacteria, and Biased Sex Ratios (Hardcover)
A fascinating read! I was given this title as an introduction to the field of parthenogenesis and sex ratio distortion, before starting a postdoc in the field. However, it is suitable, I believe, for a lay audience moderately educated in biology. (More specifically, you will probably need to have taken and understood a college-level basic biology course in order to be able to read and enjoy this book.) It delves into the questions of why sex exists, why most (but not all) species have males, and the evolutionary roots of equal numbers of males and females in most populations. It also opens up the world of sex-ratio distorting endosymbionts and the "arms race" between the endosymbionts (trying to move towards an all female strain to maximize their transmission to the next generation) and the hosts (trying to achieve a stable male-female sex ratio). The book is well written and full of astonishing examples, making it an entertaining read as well as a solid introduction to the dynamic and often "stranger than fiction" ecology of sex.
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Sex Wars: Genes, Bacteria, and Biased Sex Ratios by M. E. N. Majerus (Hardcover - February 10, 2003)
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