Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation

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by Olivia Judson


  flowering plants

  food

  and sex

  foreplay, male eaten during

  frogs

  gametes, see sex cells, eggs, sperm

  gamma interferon

  gangs

  gastrotrichs

  gazelle

  gender

  see also sex determination, sexes

  genes

  beneficial to one sex/detrimental to the other

  deselected

  for escaping cannibalism

  for homosexuality

  mixing

  monogamy

  multiple mating

  new sexes

  outbreeding

  sex ratio

  spreading without reproduction

  genetic basis

  for escaping cannibalism

  of excellence at fertilizing eggs

  of homosexuality

  of monogamy

  of preference for sex with strangers

  of prosmiscuity

  of rape

  of sex determination

  of sneaking

  of sperm count

  genetic copying machinery

  genetic diseases

  genetic exchange

  genetic incompatibility

  genetic systems

  incest

  see also haplodiploidy, paternal genome elimination

  genetic testing

  ancient asexuality and

  beneficial/detrimental genes

  infidelity

  monogamy

  paternity

  gin trap

  gonadal hijacking

  “good genes” hypothesis

  Good Wife Theory of Monogamy

  grasshoppers, see crickets

  green algae

  Hamilton, Bill

  haplodiploidy

  Hawaii

  hemoglobin

  hermaphrodites

  cannibalism

  evolution of

  incest

  low density and

  males turning into

  mating with males

  penis fencing

  self-fertilization

  sperm limitation

  heterozygote advantage

  homosexuality

  antisocial function of

  desperation and homosexuality

  exclusive

  genetic basis of

  as reproductive suppression

  social function of

  humans

  exposure to androgens

  and follicle mites

  homosexuality

  incest among

  infertility

  infidelity

  monogamy

  rape in

  sex ratio correction

  sperm counts

  sperm death

  sperm size

  superlovers

  throttled

  Hunk (the)

  hyenas

  iguana

  immune response/system

  inbreeding depression

  Inca Peru

  incest

  close

  and sex ratio

  infanticide

  infectious diseases

  infertility

  infidelity

  in humans

  insects

  hermaphrodites

  penises

  see also butterflies, damselflies, etc.

  interests of partners

  forcible alignment of

  in monogamy

  see also conflict of interests

  internal fertilization

  isogamy

  katydids, see crickets

  Kondrashov’s hatchet

  leeches

  lek(s)

  life, purpose of

  limpet

  lizards

  lobsters

  love potions

  lysin

  major histocompatibility complex (MHC)

  male function, incest and

  male stuffing

  males

  bearing gifts

  big brains/big balls

  child care

  crimes of passion

  death of, in sex

  disguised as females

  eating females

  evolution of

  factors limiting reproduction in

  getting rid of

  guarding females from rivals

  hatching from unfertilized eggs

  helping females

  homosexuality

  living without

  not necessary

  ornaments/decorations

  possessive

  promiscuity

  shortage of

  skulking

  tricks to control females

  with two mates

  types of

  see also chastity belts

  males, small

  sneak attacks

  sperm competition

  males, dwarf

  mammals

  cloning

  masturbation

  reproductive proteins

  see also rodents, primates, etc.

  manatee

  mantis shrimp

  masturbation

  meiosis

  midges

  mink

  mites

  mitochondria

  monogamy

  evolving from promiscuity to

  monogamy (cont’d)

  in humans

  mechanism of

  moths, see butterflies and moths

  Muller, Hermann

  Muller’s ratchet

  murder

  of children

  during sex

  mushrooms

  mussels

  musth

  mutations

  harmful

  and homosexuality

  neutral

  spreading

  Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), Theory of Monogamy

  natural selection

  evolution of phallus for aggression

  and female promiscuity

  homosexuality and

  ornaments and

  recessive genes in

  necrophilia

  newts

  octopuses

  orchids

  orgasm

  origin of new species

  battle of sexes in

  outbreeding, genes for

  outbreeding depression

  parasites

  paternal genome elimination

  paternity tests

  pedipalps

  penis fencing

  penises

  evolution of

  multiple

  prickly

  see also pedipalps, phallus, pseudophallus

  phallus

  on female

  polyspermy

  Pompeia

  Pop-’Em-Out Theory of Monogamy

  porcupines

  possessiveness

  in females

  praying mantis

  predators, tricks to avoid

  primates

  masturbation

  penises

  see also humans

  promiscuity

  evolving from, to monogamy

  genetic proclivity for

  human

  see also female promiscuity

  protection from males

  evolution of traits for

  proteins

  rapid evolution of

  in reproduction

  in seminal fluid

  in sperm

  pseudophallus

  pseudoscorpion

  rabbits

  rape

  genetics of

  resisting

  rapist(s)

  recessive genes

  recombination

  Red Queen

  reproduction

  asexual

  central to concept of species

  proteins in

  sex not same as

  without sex />
  reproductive failure

  monogamy and

  reproductive incompatibilities

  reproductive success

  and flexible gender

  of isolated females

  monogamy and

  of relations

  rivals, eliminating

  rodents (rats, mice, hamsters, squirrels, etc.)

  rotifers

  bdelloid

  seisonid

  Runt (the)

  sabotage

  salamanders

  scorpionflies

  scorpions

  sea hares

  sea lions

  seals

  sea squirt

  sea urchin

  self-fertilization/selfing

  hermaphrodites

  and outbreeding depression

  vertebrates

  seminal fluid

  sex

  advantage of

  central to evolution

  is essential

  evolution of

  in genetic variation

  living without

  methods of

  not same as reproduction

  origin of

  purpose of

  reproducing without

  risk of being killed during

  role of

  sex appeal

  sex cells

  fusing

  small/large

  see also eggs, sperm, gametes

  sex changing

  sex determination

  sex-determining gene

  sex mania

  sex peptide

  sex ratio

  sexes

  difference between

  evolution of males and females

  number of

  sexual coercion

  sexual fidelity

  genes influencing

  see also monogamy

  sexual pleasure, evolution of

  sexual selection

  sexy sons

  sheep

  shrimp

  siblings

  incest

  size

  and cannibalism

  and defense of territories

  in fighting

  slime mold

  slugs

  land

  sea

  see also sea hares

  “smelly’T shirt” experiments

  snails

  snakes

  sneaking

  social milieu

  in sex determination

  social stratification

  and incest

  social structure

  and sex mania

  socially monogamous

  Sociopath Theory of Monogamy

  species

  interbreeding

  number of sexes

  reproduction central to

  species, new

  protein changes in origin of

  sperm

  attaching to egg

  changing bindin

  delivery of

  expense of

  getting rid of rival

  giant

  hooked

  injected into another male

  proteins in

  rejected by females

  running out of

  selected by eggs

  tandem

  sperm competition

  and big balls

  in female promiscuity

  risk of

  sperm counts

  female promiscuity and

  high

  sperm death

  sperm depletion

  sperm limitation

  sperm packets

  in internal fertilization

  see also spermatophores

  sperm shape

  sperm size

  spermatophores

  see also sperm packets

  spiders

  spoiling tactics

  sponge lice

  sponges

  squid

  stealing

  eggs

  sterility

  mating-induced

  promiscuity and

  stick insects

  stimulation

  and pregnancy

  self

  see also masturbation

  submitting, cost of

  superlovers

  supermales

  termites

  territories

  held by males

  see also defense of territories

  testes

  testes size

  and monogamy

  and sperm competition

  testosterone

  thrips

  turtles

  twins

  vasopressin

  VERL (vitelline envelope receptor for lysin)

  violence

  violent sex

  virgins

  females prefer to mate with

  viruses

  vitelline

  W chromosome

  Wallace, Alfred Russel

  wasps

  water striders

  wildebeest

  Wolbachia

  wolves

  wood roach

  woodlouse

  worms

  bristle

  earth

  fluke

  freshwater flat

  marine flat

  pin

  round

  spiny-headed

  spoon

  X chromosome

  Y chromosome

  Z chromosome

  zebra

  zygote

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  An alumna of Stanford with a doctorate from Oxford, OLIVIA JUDSON, is an evolutionary biologist and award-winning journalist who has published in The Economist, Nature, Science, and The Times Higher Education ,Supplement. She is presently a research fellow at Imperial College in London. This is her first book. Visit Dr. Tatiana at her Web site: www.drtatiana.com.

  Copyright © 2002 by Olivia Judson

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  First published in hardcover in 2002 by Metropolitan Books

  eISBN 9781466817661

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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Judson, Olivia.

  Dr. Tatiana’s sex advice to all creation / Olivia Judson.—1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index.

  ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-6332-5

  ISBN-10: 0-8050-6332-3

  1. Sex. 2. Sex differences. 3. Sexual behavior in animals. I. Title.

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  306.7—dc21

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