{"product_id":"on-the-origin-of-sex-lixing-sun-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 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. 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\u003eoffers 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\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541609174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541609174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Lixing Sun","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48154199687423,"sku":"9781541609174","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91a7202f-803f-45c1-99c8-94d099b5027f.jpg?v=1770788565","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-origin-of-sex-lixing-sun-9781541609174","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}