Why is sex fun? (Record no. 19257)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | DE-604 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250214160237.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781780226880 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DE-604 |
| Language of cataloging | ger |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | GESM |
| 041 0# - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 306 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 612 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Diamond, Jared M. |
| Dates associated with a name | 1937- |
| Relationship | aut |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Why is sex fun? |
| Remainder of title | the evolution of human sexuality |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2015 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Great Britain |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1997 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 214 p |
| Other physical details | illus. |
| Dimensions | 20/13/1,7 cm |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Science Masters |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | To us humans the sex lives of many animals seem weird. In fact, by comparison with all the other animals, we are the ones with the weird sex lives. How did that come to be? Just count our bizarre ways. We are the only social species to insist on carrying out sex privately. Stranger yet, we have sex at any time, even when the female can't be fertilized (for example, because she is already pregnant, post-menopausal, or between fertile cycles). A human female doesn't know her precise time of fertility and certainly doesn't advertise it to human males by the striking color changes, smells, and sounds used by other female mammals. Why do we differ so radically in these and other important aspects of our sexuality from our closest ancestor, the apes? Why does the human female, virtually alone among mammals go through menopause? Why does the human male stand out as one of the few mammals to stay (often or usually) with the female he impregnates, to help raise the children that he sired? Why is the human penis so unnecessarily large? There is no one better qualified than Jared Diamond-renowned expert in the fields of physiology and evolutionary biology and award-winning author-to explain the evolutionary forces that operated on our ancestors to make us sexually different. With wit and a wealth of fascinating examples, he explains how our sexuality has been as crucial as our large brains and upright posture in our rise to human status. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Biology |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Sexuality |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Animals |
| 653 #0 - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Human evolution |
| 653 #0 - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Sex |
| 653 #0 - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Human evolution |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Suppress in OPAC | No |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Inventory number | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| English Non-Fiction Adolescent-Adult | GESM Library | GESM Library | Main Library | Knickmann | 14.00 | 24-34448 | ENA 306 DIA | E2500446 | 14/02/2025 | 16.80 | 14/02/2025 | Books | New |