Mate Choice

"This book is a marvelously insightful, thought-provoking, and stimulating synthesis of mate choice. Drawing on information from the fields of animal behavior, ecology, evolutionary genetics, and sensory physiology, it will be a source of information and inspiration for everyone interested in this fascinatingly complex topic."--Rosemary Grant, coauthor of 40 Years of Evolution: Darwin's Finches on Daphne Major Island"At once encyclopedic, idiosyncratic, and illuminating--a wonderful book to dip into."--Monique Borgerhoff Mulder, coauthor of Conservation: Linking Ecology, Economics, and Culture"This book takes an interesting and substantial look at mate choice and will become a new reference on the topic. With its exhaustive references, broad taxonomic coverage, and fresh direction, this important work is a major, significant contribution to the field."--Richard O. Prum, Yale University"Taking on the enormous field of mate choice, Gil Rosenthal reviews and curates research from neurobiology and endocrinology through psychology and evolutionary genetics to produce a towering work. An indispensable resource for students of animal behavior and evolution, this comprehensive and thoughtful book will anchor the study of mate choice for decades to come."--Robert Brooks, University of New South Wales, Australia