An empirical test of the kin selection hypothesis for male homosexuality

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 461-467

  Rahman, Qazi ^a   Hull, Matthew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homosexuality; Kin selection: Evolution; Men; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INCOME; KIN SELECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ENGLAND; FAMILY RELATIONS; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 22144498037     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-005-4345-6     Document Type: Review

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