Feminist Biology

Marlene Zuk is a “behavioural ecologist interested in sexual selection and mate choice”. In December of 1993, her article, entitled “Feminism and the Study of Animal Behavior”, was published in the 43rd edition of the BioScience journal. The article discusses the themes of biology and feminism and how they are interconnected in evolution and science. Zuk's thesis states that it is important to look at the field of biology, particularly in terms of behaviour and evolution, with different perspectives. I believe that this article has influenced my world view because it is factual and coherent…