British-American evolutionary biologist — curator at the Field Museum — author of How We Do It (on human reproduction and evolution) — a primate biologist who writes on the evolution of human reproductive biology.
Creates the most comprehensive evolutionary account of human reproduction — How We Do It traces the evolutionary origins of human reproductive features (hidden ovulation, continuous sexual receptivity, unusual infant helplessness) and compares them to other primates.
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