TY - BOOK ID - 69768837 TI - Animal homosexuality AU - Poiani, Aldo AU - Dixson, A F PY - 2010 SN - 9780521196758 9780521145145 9780511762192 9780511789588 0511789580 9780511786976 0511786972 0511762194 0521196752 0521145147 1107205212 1282771272 9786612771279 0511788843 0511785836 0511788118 PB - New York Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Homosexuality in animals. KW - Sexual behavior in animals. KW - Animals KW - Breeding behavior KW - Copulation behavior in animals KW - Copulation in animals KW - Copulatory behavior in animals KW - Copulatory pattern (Animal behavior) KW - Mating behavior KW - Reproductive behavior KW - Sex behavior in animals KW - Animal behavior KW - Homosexual behavior in animals KW - Sexual behavior KW - Animals. KW - Homosexuality UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:69768837 AB - Homosexuality 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. ER -