Same-sex sexual behavior and evolution

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 439-446

  Bailey, Nathan W ^a   Zuk, Marlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HOMOSEXUALITY; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SELECTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67651099037     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2009.03.014     Document Type: Review

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