Rosenthal does an admirable job refocusing decades of work mostly concerned with the effects of (primarily female) mate choice on (primarily male) behavior, physiology, and morphology.
-David A. Gray, Quarterly Review of Biology Mate Choice represents an ambitious synthesis of our current understanding of sexual selection in a broad range of life forms. . . . The book provides ... Read morea clear synthesis of the state of affairs in the study of mate choice and related fields.
Science 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 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 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 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 Show Less