It uses the example of a female peacock choosing the male with the most beautiful plumage to illustrate its central thesis.
This book, which quotes W.R. Greg's description of a "careless, squalid, unaspiring Irishman," observes that Thomas Woolner's sculpture of Puck has pointy ears. It is written in two volumes, one of which refutes the Duke of Argyll, and the other of which describes a war between a selfish, anarchic tribe and a courageous, disciplined tribe to show that "praise and blame," rational reciprocity, or group selection might justify acts of self-sacrifice. This book's author uses the death rates in France to illustrate that single men are less healthy than married men, an intended chapter of which was spun off into The Expression of the Emotions. It explains that certain "secondary characters" like musical talent and odor glands are ornaments that are useful because of male competition and female choice. It uses the example of a female peacock choosing the male with the most beautiful plumage to illustrate its central thesis. For 10 points, name this Charles Darwin book about sexual selection and human evolution.
This book, which quotes W.R. Greg's description of a "careless, squalid, unaspiring Irishman," observes that Thomas Woolner's sculpture of Puck has pointy ears.
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex