Birds, sex and beauty : the extraordinary implications of Charles Darwin's strangest idea /

In all animals, mating is a deal. But few creatures behave as if sex is a simple transaction. Many treat it with reverence, suspicion, angst and violence. In the case of the Black Grouse, the bird at the centre of Matt Ridley's investigation, the males dance and sing for hours a day, for severa...

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Main Author:	Ridley, Matt (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2025]
Edition:	First U.S. edition.
Subjects:	Birds > Sexual behavior. Lek behavior. Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882. Oiseaux > Sexualité. Arènes de parade.