Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Racing the Red Queen 14
6. 3. The Ecology of Sex Differences 28
7. 4. Sex, Status, and Reproduction among the Apes 47
8. 5. Sex, Resources, Appearance, and Mate Choice 69
9. 6. Sex, Resources, and Human Lifetimes 82
10. 7. Sex and Resource Ecology in Traditional Cultures 104
11. 8. Sex, Resources, and Fertility In Transition 116
12. 9. Nice Guys Can Win—In Social Species, Anyway 135
13. 10. Conflicts, Culture, and Natural Selection 152
14. 11. Sex and Complex Coalitions 170
15. 12. Politics and Reproductive Competition 185
16. 13. Sex, Resources, and Early Warfare 198
17. 14. Societal Complexity and the Ecology of War 212
18. 15. Wealth, Fertility, and the Environment in Future Tense 225
19. Notes 253
20. Glossary 319
21. References 329
22. Author Index 399