@misc{10481/91556,
year = {2023},
month = {10},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/91556},
abstract = {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 inmammals. According to currently available data, this behaviour is
not randomly distributed across mammal lineages, but tends to be particularly
prevalent in some clades, especially primates. Ancestral reconstruction suggests
that same-sex sexual behaviour may have evolvedmultiple times,with its
appearance being a recent phenomenon in most mammalian lineages. Our
phylogenetically informed analyses testing for associations between same-sex
sexual behaviour and other species characteristics suggest that it may play an
adaptive role in maintaining social relationships and mitigating conflict.},
organization = {Project QUAL21-011 granted by the Consejería de
Universidad, Investigación e Innovación of the Junta de Andalucía},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
title = {The evolution of same-sex sexual behaviour in mammals},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-023-41290-x},
author = {Gómez, José María and González Megías, Adela and Verdú, Miguel},
}