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050 0 0 _aQL761
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100 1 _aPoiani, Aldo,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aAnimal homosexuality :
_ba biosocial perspective /
_cAldo Poiani ; with a chapter on primates by Alan Dixson.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2010.
300 _a1 online resource (xvi, 558 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _a1. Animal homosexuality in evolutionary perspective -- 2. The comparative study of homosexual behaviour -- 3. Genetics of homosexuality -- 4. Ontogenetic processes -- 5. The endocrine and nervous systems : a network of causality for homosexual behaviour -- 6. Immunology and homosexuality -- 7. Sexual segregation effects -- 8. The social, life-history and ecological theatres of animal homosexual behaviour -- 9. Homosexual behaviour in primates -- 10. A biosocial model for the evolution and maintenance of homosexual behaviour in birds and mammals.
520 _aHomosexuality is an evolutionary paradox in search for a resolution, not a medical condition in search for a cure. Homosexual behavior is common among social animals, and mainly expressed within the context of a bisexual sexual orientation. Exclusive homosexuality is less common, but not unique to humans. Poiani and Dixson invite the reader to embark on a journey through the evolutionary, biological, psychological and sociological aspects of homosexuality, seeking an understanding of both the proximate and evolutionary causes of homosexual behavior and orientation in humans, other mammals and birds. The authors also provide a synthesis of what we know about homosexuality into a biosocial model that links recent advances in reproductive skew theory and various selection mechanisms to produce a comprehensive framework that will be useful for anyone teaching or planning future research in this field.
650 0 _aHomosexuality in animals.
700 1 _aDixson, Alan F.,
_eauthor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521196758
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511762192
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