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A Natural History of the Modern Mind

Cognition, relationships, and evolution.
by Kayla Causey and Aaron Goetz
Kayla Causey is a doctoral candidate studying developmental psychology at Florida Atlantic University, and Aaron Goetz is an evolutionary psychologist at California State University, Fullerton. See full bio
June 10, 2009, Evolutionary Psychology

The "Johnny Depp Effect" - An evolutionary explanation for homosexuality

How is homosexuality maintained via natural selection?

Miller, E. M. (2000). Homosexuality, birth order, and evolution: Toward an equilibrium reproductive economics of homosexuality. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 29, 1-34.

Zietsch, B. P. et al. (2008). Genetic factors predisposing to homosexuality may increase mating success in heterosexuals. Evolution and Human Behavior, 29, 424-433.

 

 



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