02597cmm a2200289 4500 214804916 TxAuBib 20120507120000.0 100927s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780511789588 electronic bk. 0511789580 electronic bk. 9780511786976 electronic bk. 0511786972 electronic bk. (OCoLC)665835558 N$T eng N$T UUS E7B OCLCQ TxAuBib Poiani, Aldo. Animal homosexuality [electronic resource] : a biosocial perspective / Aldo Poiani ; with a chapter on primates by Alan Dixson. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. 1 online resource (xvi, 558 p.) : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: 1. Animal homosexuality in evolutionary perspective; 2. The comparative study of homosexual behaviour; 3. Genetics of homosexuality; 4. Ontogenetic patterns; 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-histories 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 mammals and birds. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Homosexuality in animals. Science Life Sciences Zoology General. Electronic books. Dixson, A. F. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=329386 EBSCOhost