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SUBMITTER: Gomez JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10547684 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gómez José M JM Gónzalez-Megías A A Verdú M M
Nature communications 20231003 1
Same-sex sexual behaviour has attracted the attention of many scientists working in disparate areas, from sociology and psychology to behavioural and evolutionary biology. Since it does not contribute directly to reproduction, same-sex sexual behaviour is considered an evolutionary conundrum. Here, using phylogenetic analyses, we explore the evolution of same-sex sexual behaviour in mammals. According to currently available data, this behaviour is not randomly distributed across mammal lineages, ...[more]