A Broader Cultural View is Necessary to Study the Evolution of Sexual Orientation

Overview

Journal Nat Ecol Evol

Publisher Springer Nature

Specialty Biology

Date 2024 Jan 9

PMID 38191835

Authors

Vincent Savolainen

Nathan W Bailey

Lisa Diamond

Ashlyn Swift-Gallant

Sergey Gavrilets

Michel Raymond

Karin J H Verweij

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