Todd K. Shackelford is Distinguished Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Center for Evolutionary Psychological Science at Oakland University in Michigan, USA.

'This is a truly remarkable compendium of up-to-date theory and research on the wide range of topics studied by evolutionary biologists and psychologists, from foundational and mid-level evolutionary theories, to pre- and post-copulatory adaptations in males and females, and to sexual behavior in non-human primates and even Neanderthals.' David Bjorklund, Professor of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, USA, and author of How Children Invented Humanity

• Part I. Foundations of Evolution: 1. Natural selection; 2. Sexual selection; 3. Inclusive fitness theory; 4. Adaptive problems in the domain of human sexuality; 5. Adaptations, Byproducts, and Spandrels; 6. Evolved psychological mechanisms: Properties and Evidence, Misconceptions and Mismatches; Part II. Middle-level Theories: 7. Parental investment theory; 8. Parent-offspring conflict; 9. Theory and evidence for reciprocal altruism; 10. Life history theory and mating strategies; 11.Sperm competition theory; 12.Sexual conflict theory; 13. Cross-species comparisons; 14. Cross-cultural methods in sexual psychology; 15. Behavioral genetics; 16. Sex differences and sex similarities; 17. Individual differences in sexual psychology; 18. Experimental methods in sexual psychology; Index.Part I. Pre-copulatory Adaptations: 19. Sexual preferences; 20. Men's extra-pair sexual interest; 21. Male sexual attraction tactics; 22. Men's intrasexual competition; 23. Domains of female choice; 24. Sexual coercion and rape; 25.Mate poaching by men; Part II. Copulatory Adaptations: 26. Sexual fantasy; 27. Ejaculation; 28. Copulatory thrusting in males; 29. Men's provisioning of oral sex; 30. Inducing female orgasm; 31. Copulatory urgency; Part III. 32. Post-ejaculatory adaptations to self-semen displacement; 33. Mate retention; 34. Shifts in partner attractiveness: Evolutionary and social factors; 35. Emotional commitment; 36. Sexual jealousy in males: The evolution of a specific mechanism for sexual Jealousy; 37.Men's attachment-related needs in the sexual arena; 38. Paternal care; 39. Paternal filicide; Index.Part I. Pre-copulatory Adaptations: 40. Women's preferences: Pre-copulatory adaptations; 41. Female sexual attraction tactics; 42. Extrapair sexual interest; 43. Female intrasexual competition; 44. Female intersexual selection; 45. Evolution of precopulatory defense from rape and coercion in women; 46. Mate poaching; Part II. Copulatory adaptations: 47. Sexual fantasies; 48. Copulatory thrusting; 49. Female provision of oral sex; 50.The adaptive value of women's orgasm; 51. Copulatory urgency: An evolutionary perspective of women's sexual desire; Part III. Post-copulatory adaptations: 52. Mate retention; 53. Shifts in partner attractiveness; 54. Emotional commitment; 55. Sexual jealousy; 56. On attachment and evolution: Recounting the story of, and stories in, attachment theory; 57. Maternal filicide; Index.Part I. Controversies and unresolved issues: 58. The female sexual orientation spectrum in evolutionary perspective; 59. The evolution of female same-sex attraction; 60. Male bisexuality; 61. Female bisexuality; 62. Masturbation in primates; Part II. Applications to health, law, and pornography; 63. Male reproductive health; 64. Women's menstrual cycles and ovulation provide balanced estradiol and progesterone for fertility and lifelong health; 65. Female genital cutting; 66. Costs of polygyny; 67. Male sexual disorders; 68. An evolutionary perspective on female sexual concerns and dysfunctions; 69. Evolutionary perspectives on male sexual offending; 70. Pornography and male sexual psychology; Part III. Non-human primate sexual behavior: 71. Chimpanzee sexual behavior; 72. Bonobo sexual psychology; 73. Orangutan sexual behavior; 74. Gibbon evolved sexual psychology; 75. Sexual behavior in Marmosets in the context of cooperative breeding; 76. Capuchin sexual behavior; 77. Sexual behaviour in Neanderthals; Index.

Todd K. Shackelford is Distinguished Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Center for Evolutionary Psychological Science at Oakland University in Michigan, USA.

'This is a truly remarkable compendium of up-to-date theory and research on the wide range of topics studied by evolutionary biologists and psychologists, from foundational and mid-level evolutionary theories, to pre- and post-copulatory adaptations in males and females, and to sexual behavior in non-human primates and even Neanderthals.' David Bjorklund, Professor of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, USA, and author of How Children Invented Humanity

• Part I. Foundations of Evolution: 1. Natural selection; 2. Sexual selection; 3. Inclusive fitness theory; 4. Adaptive problems in the domain of human sexuality; 5. Adaptations, Byproducts, and Spandrels; 6. Evolved psychological mechanisms: Properties and Evidence, Misconceptions and Mismatches; Part II. Middle-level Theories: 7. Parental investment theory; 8. Parent-offspring conflict; 9. Theory and evidence for reciprocal altruism; 10. Life history theory and mating strategies; 11.Sperm competition theory; 12.Sexual conflict theory; 13. Cross-species comparisons; 14. Cross-cultural methods in sexual psychology; 15. Behavioral genetics; 16. Sex differences and sex similarities; 17. Individual differences in sexual psychology; 18. Experimental methods in sexual psychology; Index.Part I. Pre-copulatory Adaptations: 19. Sexual preferences; 20. Men's extra-pair sexual interest; 21. Male sexual attraction tactics; 22. Men's intrasexual competition; 23. Domains of female choice; 24. Sexual coercion and rape; 25.Mate poaching by men; Part II. Copulatory Adaptations: 26. Sexual fantasy; 27. Ejaculation; 28. Copulatory thrusting in males; 29. Men's provisioning of oral sex; 30. Inducing female orgasm; 31. Copulatory urgency; Part III. 32. Post-ejaculatory adaptations to self-semen displacement; 33. Mate retention; 34. Shifts in partner attractiveness: Evolutionary and social factors; 35. Emotional commitment; 36. Sexual jealousy in males: The evolution of a specific mechanism for sexual Jealousy; 37.Men's attachment-related needs in the sexual arena; 38. Paternal care; 39. Paternal filicide; Index.Part I. Pre-copulatory Adaptations: 40. Women's preferences: Pre-copulatory adaptations; 41. Female sexual attraction tactics; 42. Extrapair sexual interest; 43. Female intrasexual competition; 44. Female intersexual selection; 45. Evolution of precopulatory defense from rape and coercion in women; 46. Mate poaching; Part II. Copulatory adaptations: 47. Sexual fantasies; 48. Copulatory thrusting; 49. Female provision of oral sex; 50.The adaptive value of women's orgasm; 51. Copulatory urgency: An evolutionary perspective of women's sexual desire; Part III. Post-copulatory adaptations: 52. Mate retention; 53. Shifts in partner attractiveness; 54. Emotional commitment; 55. Sexual jealousy; 56. On attachment and evolution: Recounting the story of, and stories in, attachment theory; 57. Maternal filicide; Index.Part I. Controversies and unresolved issues: 58. The female sexual orientation spectrum in evolutionary perspective; 59. The evolution of female same-sex attraction; 60. Male bisexuality; 61. Female bisexuality; 62. Masturbation in primates; Part II. Applications to health, law, and pornography; 63. Male reproductive health; 64. Women's menstrual cycles and ovulation provide balanced estradiol and progesterone for fertility and lifelong health; 65. Female genital cutting; 66. Costs of polygyny; 67. Male sexual disorders; 68. An evolutionary perspective on female sexual concerns and dysfunctions; 69. Evolutionary perspectives on male sexual offending; 70. Pornography and male sexual psychology; Part III. Non-human primate sexual behavior: 71. Chimpanzee sexual behavior; 72. Bonobo sexual psychology; 73. Orangutan sexual behavior; 74. Gibbon evolved sexual psychology; 75. Sexual behavior in Marmosets in the context of cooperative breeding; 76. Capuchin sexual behavior; 77. Sexual behaviour in Neanderthals; Index.

Todd K. Shackelford is Distinguished Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Center for Evolutionary Psychological Science at Oakland University in Michigan, USA.

'This is a truly remarkable compendium of up-to-date theory and research on the wide range of topics studied by evolutionary biologists and psychologists, from foundational and mid-level evolutionary theories, to pre- and post-copulatory adaptations in males and females, and to sexual behavior in non-human primates and even Neanderthals.' David Bjorklund, Professor of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, USA, and author of How Children Invented Humanity

• Part I. Foundations of Evolution: 1. Natural selection; 2. Sexual selection; 3. Inclusive fitness theory; 4. Adaptive problems in the domain of human sexuality; 5. Adaptations, Byproducts, and Spandrels; 6. Evolved psychological mechanisms: Properties and Evidence, Misconceptions and Mismatches; Part II. Middle-level Theories: 7. Parental investment theory; 8. Parent-offspring conflict; 9. Theory and evidence for reciprocal altruism; 10. Life history theory and mating strategies; 11.Sperm competition theory; 12.Sexual conflict theory; 13. Cross-species comparisons; 14. Cross-cultural methods in sexual psychology; 15. Behavioral genetics; 16. Sex differences and sex similarities; 17. Individual differences in sexual psychology; 18. Experimental methods in sexual psychology; Index.Part I. Pre-copulatory Adaptations: 19. Sexual preferences; 20. Men's extra-pair sexual interest; 21. Male sexual attraction tactics; 22. Men's intrasexual competition; 23. Domains of female choice; 24. Sexual coercion and rape; 25.Mate poaching by men; Part II. Copulatory Adaptations: 26. Sexual fantasy; 27. Ejaculation; 28. Copulatory thrusting in males; 29. Men's provisioning of oral sex; 30. Inducing female orgasm; 31. Copulatory urgency; Part III. 32. Post-ejaculatory adaptations to self-semen displacement; 33. Mate retention; 34. Shifts in partner attractiveness: Evolutionary and social factors; 35. Emotional commitment; 36. Sexual jealousy in males: The evolution of a specific mechanism for sexual Jealousy; 37.Men's attachment-related needs in the sexual arena; 38. Paternal care; 39. Paternal filicide; Index.Part I. Pre-copulatory Adaptations: 40. Women's preferences: Pre-copulatory adaptations; 41. Female sexual attraction tactics; 42. Extrapair sexual interest; 43. Female intrasexual competition; 44. Female intersexual selection; 45. Evolution of precopulatory defense from rape and coercion in women; 46. Mate poaching; Part II. Copulatory adaptations: 47. Sexual fantasies; 48. Copulatory thrusting; 49. Female provision of oral sex; 50.The adaptive value of women's orgasm; 51. Copulatory urgency: An evolutionary perspective of women's sexual desire; Part III. Post-copulatory adaptations: 52. Mate retention; 53. Shifts in partner attractiveness; 54. Emotional commitment; 55. Sexual jealousy; 56. On attachment and evolution: Recounting the story of, and stories in, attachment theory; 57. Maternal filicide; Index.Part I. Controversies and unresolved issues: 58. The female sexual orientation spectrum in evolutionary perspective; 59. The evolution of female same-sex attraction; 60. Male bisexuality; 61. Female bisexuality; 62. Masturbation in primates; Part II. Applications to health, law, and pornography; 63. Male reproductive health; 64. Women's menstrual cycles and ovulation provide balanced estradiol and progesterone for fertility and lifelong health; 65. Female genital cutting; 66. Costs of polygyny; 67. Male sexual disorders; 68. An evolutionary perspective on female sexual concerns and dysfunctions; 69. Evolutionary perspectives on male sexual offending; 70. Pornography and male sexual psychology; Part III. Non-human primate sexual behavior: 71. Chimpanzee sexual behavior; 72. Bonobo sexual psychology; 73. Orangutan sexual behavior; 74. Gibbon evolved sexual psychology; 75. Sexual behavior in Marmosets in the context of cooperative breeding; 76. Capuchin sexual behavior; 77. Sexual behaviour in Neanderthals; Index.