The multifactorial nature of human homosexual behavior: A brief review

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Published: Dec 10, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32348/1852.4206.v6.n3.8670
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homosexuality, evolution, genetics, Homo sapiens

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Daniel Barona
Universidad Científica del Sur. Coordinación de Cursos Básicos
Héctor Aponte
Universidad Científica del Sur. Coordinación de Cursos Básicos de Ciencias

Abstract

Homosexual behavior has been analyzed as an evolutionary paradox in the biological context. In this review, we will try to compile the main genetic, epigenetic, hormonal, neurological and immune explanations of homosexuality, as well as the ultimate evolutionary causes of this complex behavior in the human being, incorporating information from studies in other animal species. All these factors determine the homosexual behavior, acting most of the times, simultaneously. Hereditary and non hereditary factors determine homosexual behavior, explaining its persistence despite its apparent disadvantages in relation to reproductive fitness.

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The multifactorial nature of human homosexual behavior: A brief review. (2014). Argentinean Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 6(3), 61-70. https://doi.org/10.32348/1852.4206.v6.n3.8670
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Vol. 6 No. 3 (2014): Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento
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Daniel Barona, Universidad Científica del Sur. Coordinación de Cursos Básicos

Biólogo egresado de la Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, con mención en Ecología. Con experiencia en evaluaciones de campo en biología de la conservación de bosques montanos. Docente colaborador de Centro Tecnológico Minero (CETEMIN) desde 2011. Consultor en Biología de la conservación.

Héctor Aponte, Universidad Científica del Sur. Coordinación de Cursos Básicos de Ciencias

Biólogo egresado de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos con especialidad en Botánica, con Maestría en Ecología, Biodiversidad y Evolución (EBE) en la Universidad Paris Sud (Orsay - Francia) dentro de la especialidad de Ingeniería Ecológica y Gestión de Ecosistemas. Maestría en Botánica Tropical dentro de la  mención en Taxonomía y Sistemática Evolutiva de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Estudios Doctorales en Ciencias Biológicas (UNMSM). Profesor de la Universidad Científica del Sur desde el año 2009. Investigador Asociado del Museo de Historia Natural -  UNMSM. Autor de múltiples artículos científicos y libros de divulgación de la flora peruana.

Museo de Historia Natural (UNMSM). Laboratorio de Florística

 

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The multifactorial nature of human homosexual behavior: A brief review. (2014). Argentinean Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 6(3), 61-70. https://doi.org/10.32348/1852.4206.v6.n3.8670

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