{"product_id":"on-the-origin-of-sex-the-weird-and-wonderful-science-of-reproduction-9781541609174","title":"On the Origin of Sex: The Weird and Wonderful Science of Reproduction","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom split-gill mushrooms to duck-billed platypuses, the spectacular science of sexual reproduction and creation of biodiversity on Earth. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Smart, thoughtful, and witty, this book will make you rethink what you thought you knew about sex.\" --Cat Bohannon, author of \u003ci\u003eEve\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Let's talk about sex. Not boring, human sex, but the endlessly fascinating, varied, and complex forms of reproduction in the rest of the natural world. Biologist Lixing Sun has spent decades researching sexual reproduction and evolution using behavioral experiments, genetic testing, and mathematical and computer modeling. In \u003ci\u003eOn the Origin of Sex\u003c\/i\u003e, he reveals the wild and weird world of how creatures reproduce. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In slime molds, sex can involve dozens--or even hundreds--of mating types, or proto-sexes. Among certain algae, nearly every individual can mate with almost any other--a veritable free-for-all. Meanwhile, whiptail lizards and California condors are just two among the many vertebrate species capable of parthenogenesis. Clownfish sequentially change from male to female, and bearded dragons can undergo temperature-dependent sex reversal, all of which challenge the notion that sex is binary and fixed in the natural world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Assiduously researched and narrated with humor and verve, \u003ci\u003eOn the Origin of Sex\u003c\/i\u003e offers an expert and entertaining investigation into the science of how our planet is populated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lixing Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.28w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541609174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Lixing Sun \u003c\/b\u003eis a distinguished research professor at Central Washington University and a 2024-2025 Radcliffe fellow at Harvard University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Liars of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand the Nature of Liars \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Fairness Instinct.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Washington.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lixing Sun \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48614236848285,"sku":"9781541609174","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_a35e0883-db7b-4324-aa7f-58715891258a.jpg?v=1783464546","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/on-the-origin-of-sex-the-weird-and-wonderful-science-of-reproduction-9781541609174","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}