Do Gay Animals Change Evolution?
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 13:42
in Biology & Nature
Homosexual behavior seems pointedly un-Darwinian. An animal that doesn't pass along genes by mating with the opposite sex at every, well, conceivable opportunity, seems to be at an evolutionary disadvantage. So what’s in it for the 450-plus species that go for same-sex sex? [More]
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